Article
Drying Corn with Coal on Iowa Farms
Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-1986
DOI
10.13031/2013.26749
Abstract
A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using Iowa coal as a fuel source for on-farm corn drying. Two furnaces tested operate at 50 to 55% efficiency. Two existing on-farm systems were described. A cost analysis showed energy costs for coal were less than for propane, but heating system costs are about equal and do not favor a shift to coal.
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Open
Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Copyright Date
1986
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Carl J. Bern, P. W. Peterson, D. B. Van Meter and Alfred W. Joensen. "Drying Corn with Coal on Iowa Farms" Applied Engineering in Agriculture Vol. 2 Iss. 2 (1986) p. 241 - 245 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/cjbern/48/
This article is from Applied Engineering in Agriculture 2 (1986): 241–245, doi:10.13031/2013.26749. Posted with permission.