Energy consumption during impact cutting of canola stalk as a function of moisture content and cutting height

This study surveys the needed energy for cutting canola stems in different levels of cutting height and moisture content. The canola was harvested from the experimental farm in Gorgan, Iran. Test device fabricated and then calibrated. The device works on the principle of conservation of energy. The...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Azadbakht, Ebrahim Esmaeilzadeh, Mostafa Esmaeili-Shayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658077X13000441