Coefficient of friction of watermelon

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 589-594

  Puchalski, C ^a   Brusewitz, G H ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic friction; Physical properties; Static friction; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042688951     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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