Development of a large paddle fan for cooling poultry

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-96

  Bottcher, R W ^a   Baughman, G R ^a   Munilla, R D ^a   Grimes, J L ^b   Gonder, E ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air jets; Air mixing; Ceiling fans; Poultry housing; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FARM BUILDINGS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GLASS FIBERS; JETS; PLYWOOD; STEEL; VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW RATE; AREA AVERAGED VELOCITY; BLADE PITCH ANGLE; CEILING FANS;

FANS;

EID: 0031672862     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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