Browsing by Department "Agricultural Engineering"
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(1983)Many researchers conclude that one of the major obstacles to overcome in the widespread acceptance of plant oils as a fuel source in diesel engines is the elimination of residues that wear engine parts, contaminate engine ...
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(1983)A mechanism has been designed to separate individual onion transplant cells from a continous polyethylene bandoleer belt using a series of 19 gauge, nichrome resistance wires mounted on an eight inch aluminum disc. The ...
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(1977)Dust emissions from agricultural processes have never been considered much of a problem in years past. With most of these processes taking place in rural areas, government regulatory agencies have very often exempted ...
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(1985)A subroutine involving utility rate structures has been added to ESIM, an energy-based cotton gin sumulator (Williams, 1982). This addition provides an enhanced tool for energy management in cotton gins. In 1970, gins were ...
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(1985)There is an increasing need for much more effective water management than what has been applied in the past. The need for flow measurement accuracy has become of utmost importance because of lowering water tables from ...
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(1982)This report deals with friction and minor losses in polyethylene (PE) pipe associated with trickle irrigation lateral design. Validity of the roughness coefficient in the Hazen-Williams equation for friction loss was ...
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(1977)Extrusion processing has many useful applications in the food industry. The process yields low-cost texturized proteins which has great potential for growth on a world market. Most of the research in the area of texturization ...
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(1979)Milk high-pressure homogenization is studied as an example of an inefficient and empirical process. Energy efficiency is defined as the theoretical efficiency, while any other comparative, practical evaluation of homogenizer ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)An engineering analysis of the fugitive particulate matter emissions from a feedyard is not simple. The presence of an evening dust peak in concentration measurements downwind of a feedyard complicates the calculation of ...
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(1987)Lint cotton removed by an experimental ginning process was evaluated to determine if varying nip roll pressures affected removal rates and fiber quality. An experiment was also performed to determine if air deflectors used ...
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(1977)The energy shortage has caused increased interest in alternate energy sources such as solar energy. Solar energy is most efficiently used in the form of hot water which can be used for space heating. The problem of using ...
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(1985)A computer model was developed to simulate the steering and gear shifting functions of a tractor. The model was used to test the use of audio and visual operator feedback methods used in machine monitors. Five operators ...
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(1985)The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) predicts soil erosion by water. It has factors that take into account the climatic, the physical, and the topographical characteristics of an area. Among these factors are the crop ...
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(1982)Information was obtained to aid the development of a pneumatic pine seed harvester. Methods from related research were used to determine the characteristics of slash pine seeds: Mass 0.63 g Frontal area 26.0 mm² Terminal ...