Vertical and horizontal airflow characteristics of wood/compost mixtures

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 735-741

  Sadaka, S ^a   Magura, C R ^a   Mann, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airflow resistance; Biofilter media; Compost; Pressure drop; Wood chips; Wood mulch

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; BIOFILTERS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; PRESSURE DROP;

AIRFLOW; WOOD AGGREGATE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

EID: 0036880901     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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