Knife mill comminution energy analysis of switchgrass, wheat straw, and corn stover and characterization of particle size distributions

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1639-1651

  Bitra, V S P ^a   Womac, A R ^b   Igathinathane, C ^c   Sokhansanj, S ^d  

^a Post Doctoral Research Associate   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c North Dakota State University   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct energy measurement; Energy optimization; Particle size characterization; Rosin Rammler distribution; Size reduction of biomass; Specific energy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE CHARACTERIZATION; ROSIN-RAMMLER DISTRIBUTION; SIZE REDUCTIONS; SPECIFIC ENERGY;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; FEATURE EXTRACTION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); INSTRUMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYNOMIALS; SCREEN PRINTING; SIEVES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; CELLULOSE; COMMINUTION; DATA ACQUISITION; ETHANOL; GRASS; LIGNIN; MAIZE; MILL; OPTIMIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRAW; WHEAT;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78149404834     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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