Shahab Sokhansanj

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used Sigmoid curves to fit the cumulative particle size distributions using unconstrained and constrained sigmoid curve fit parameters such as asymptote value and slope factor with densities of biomass, and found that slope factors correlated significantly with loose-filled and tapped bulk densities with correlation coefficients ranging from -0.712 to −0.879.

TL;DR: In this article, an instrumented knife mill was used to cut switchgrass, wheat straw, and corn stover to evaluate size reduction energy and corresponding particle size distribution as determined with a standard forage sieve analyzer.

TL;DR: In this article, the pressure pattern of nonlinear airflow through a filled grain bin is obtained by numerically solving the partial differential equation (PDE) modeling the flow, and the finite element method as implemented in an IMSL package is used to obtain the numerical approximation to the solution.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 12.7 mm size screen was applied to a hammer mill for different particle size reduction, and torque sensor was connected to the engine shaft to measure the transfer of torque and engine rotational speed RPM.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of storage time, storage configuration, storage temperature, and wood pellet quality on the net calorific value of wood pellets for a period of 6 months were investigated.