Material and interaction properties of selected grains and oilseeds for modeling discrete particles

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1201-1216

  Boac, J M ^a   Casada, M E ^b   Maghirang, R G ^a   Harner, J P ^a  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

^b GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Canola; Corn; Discrete element method; Interaction properties; Material properties; Multi sphere particle; Oats; Rice; Simulation; Single sphere particle; Sorghum; Soybeans; Sunflower; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CANOLA; CORN; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERACTION PROPERTIES; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MULTI-SPHERE PARTICLE; OATS; RICE; SIMULATION; SINGLE-SPHERE PARTICLE; SORGHUM; SOYBEANS; SUNFLOWER; WHEAT;

DATA HANDLING; ELASTIC MODULI; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON RATIO; SPHERES; STICTION; TRIBOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BULK DENSITY; CANOLA; CEREAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POISSON RATIO; SOYBEAN;

AVENA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956462687     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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