A three-dimensional, asymmetric, and transient model to predict grain temperatures in grain storage bins

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 263-271

  Jian, F ^a   Jayas, D S ^a   White, N D G ^b   Alagusundaram, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Grain temperature; Heat transfer; Model; Stored grain; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

GRAIN TEMPERATURE; MESH REFINEMENT; STANDARD ERRORS; TRANSIENT MODELS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

ERRORS; GRAIN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 18644366720     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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