Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50888#.VE8FpFfHRK0 Author(s) Benjamin Kemmerer , Jude Liu Affiliation(s) Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA . ABSTRACT As a dedicated energy crop, switchgrass may be harvested in fall or early spring depending on weather conditions, field capacities of harvesting machines, storage capacities, field management and availability of machine operators. To reduce storage space demand and increase transportation efficiency, harvested switchgrass should be densified. This research was conducted to examine energy consumption of compressing switchgrass colle...
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