Storage and handling characteristics of pellets from poultry litter

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 645-651

  McMullen, Jennifer ^a   Fasina, Oladiran O ^a   Wood, Charles W ^b   Feng, Yucheng ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Moisture absorption; Size; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MANURES; MOISTURE; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

MOISTURE ABSORPTION; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 24744434117     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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