THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT AND PARTICLE SIZE ON HARDNESS AND COMPACTION FORCE OF ALFALFA PELLET

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KARAMI A.; GHANBARIAN D.; ESEHAGH BEYGI A.; FALLAH S.

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Journal: Agricultural Engineering Year:2011 | Volume:33 | Issue:2 Page(s): 55-65

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THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT AND PARTICLE SIZE ON HARDNESS AND COMPACTION FORCE OF ALFALFA PELLET

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KARAMI A. | GHANBARIAN D. | ESEHAGH BEYGI A. | FALLAH S. | Issue Writer Certificate

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ALFALFA PELLETQ3

HAY PELLETQ2

HAY PELLET MILLQ3

PARTICLE SIZEQ3

PELLET HARDNESSQ3

Abstract

In this research, effects of moisture content and PARTICLE SIZE on compaction force and hardness of ALFALFA PELLET were studied. The experiments were carried out on grinded alfalfa in two screen sizes 3.26 and 4.75 mm and three moisture levels of 10, 15 and 20%. The results showed that moisture, PARTICLE SIZE, and their interaction have statistically significant effects (P<0.01) on compaction force and PELLET HARDNESS. The increase of moisture content and PARTICLE SIZE led to increased compact force, and minimum force 2549.3 N was obtained in moisture content of 10% and PARTICLE SIZE 3.26 mm. PELLET HARDNESS decreased with increasing moisture content, and increased with increasing PARTICLE SIZE. Maximum hardness (345.09 N) was obtained at moisture content 10% and PARTICLE SIZE 4.75 mm. To predict PELLET HARDNESS based on moisture content and PARTICLE SIZE, single and two variable regression equations were studied and a two variable regression model with R2=0.96 was obtained. Considering the hardness as the most important physical property of pellets, moisture content 10% and PARTICLE SIZE 4.75 mm were recommended in which compaction force would be 2700N.

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KARAMI, A., GHANBARIAN, D., ESEHAGH BEYGI, A., & FALLAH, S.. (2011). THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT AND PARTICLE SIZE ON HARDNESS AND COMPACTION FORCE OF ALFALFA PELLET. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE), 33(2), 55-65. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/233727/en

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KARAMI A., GHANBARIAN D., ESEHAGH BEYGI A., FALLAH S.. THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT AND PARTICLE SIZE ON HARDNESS AND COMPACTION FORCE OF ALFALFA PELLET. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE)[Internet]. 2011;33(2):55-65. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/233727/en

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A. KARAMI, D. GHANBARIAN, A. ESEHAGH BEYGI, and S. FALLAH, “THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT AND PARTICLE SIZE ON HARDNESS AND COMPACTION FORCE OF ALFALFA PELLET,” AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE), vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 55–65, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/233727/en

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