Size reduction of high- and low-moisture corn stalks by linear knife grid system

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 547-557

  Igathinathane, C ^a   Womac, A R ^b   Sokhansanj, S ^c   Narayan, S ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d First American Scientific Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Corn stalk; Cutting; Energy; Knife grid; Shear stress; Size reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MOISTURE; SHEAR STRESS; SHEARING MACHINES; SIZE DETERMINATION; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BED DEPTHS; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKS; CORN STALK; CORN STOVERS; CUTTING ENERGIES; ENERGY; ENERGY CHARACTERISTICS; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE; FAILURE LOADS; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT DATUM; GRID SIZES; GRID SYSTEMS; GRID-SPACINGS; KNIFE GRID; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; SEPARATION ANALYSIS; SHEARING STRESS; SIZE REDUCTION; SIZE REDUCTION EQUIPMENTS; SURFACE AREAS; ULTIMATE STRESS; UNIVERSAL TESTS;

CUTTING EQUIPMENT;

BIOMASS; MAIZE; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; SEPARATION; SHEAR STRESS; SHEAR TEST;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 61549096884     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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