Airflow measurement in passively aerated compost

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 47, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Yu, S ^a   Clark, O G ^a   Leonard, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airflow measurement; Compost; Passive aeration; Smoke tracer

Indexed keywords

COSTS; SEWAGE AERATION; SULFURIC ACID;

AERATED COMPOST; AIRFLOW METER; EXHAUST PIPES;

COMPOSTING;

EID: 29544431621     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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