Size Reduction of Ammonia Scrubbers for Pig and Poultry Houses: Use of Conditional Bypass Vent at High Air Loading Rates

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-82

  Melse, R W ^a   van Wagenberg, A V ^a   Mosquera, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SCRUBBERS; VENTS;

AIR LOADING RATES; AIR SCRUBBING; CONDITIONAL BYPASS VENT; POULTRY HOUSES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33746893840     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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