Development and evaluation of kenaf harvesting technology

被引：12

作者：

Kemble, LJ

Krishnan, P

Henning, KJ

Tilmon, HD

机构：

[1] Univ Delaware, Bioresources Engn Dept, Newark, DE 19717 USA

[2] Univ Delaware, Food & Resource Econ Dept, Newark, DE 19717 USA

来源：

BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 2002年 / 81卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1006/bioe.2001.0005

中图分类号：

S2 [农业工程];

学科分类号：

0828 ;

摘要：

Laboratory and field tests have demonstrated that a component approach to harvesting kenaf and separating the fibre and core has a lot of potential. Machines used for harvesting kenaf required only minor, if any, modification. The straw-walker from a combine harvester proved to work very well to separate the kenaf fibre and core. More work needs to be performed to expand the prototype separator into a production unit. Transportation of the whole stalk material from field sites to the processing facility proved to be expensive due to the low density of the material. In-field separation could reduce this cost by 50 per cent. (C) 2002 Silsoe Research Institute.

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页数：8