Apparent thermal conductivity of mulch materials exposed to forced convection

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1117-1127

  Van Donk, S J ^a   Tollner, E W ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Air velocity; Guarded hot plate; Heat transfer; Mulch; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPACITY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRAW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

AIR VELOCITY; GUARDED HOT PLATE; MULCH MATERIALS; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CONVECTION; MULCHING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0034281352     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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