Engineering principles as applied to processing, drying and storage of various agricultural materials. Topics include thermal environment, transport process, physical properties of biological materials, postharvest metabolic changes and quality and unit operations of biomass feedstock processing. The emphasis will be on handling, storage, and drying of grains, forages, herbs and spices, biomass and their products. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursNote: Students with credit for ABE 850 will not receive credit for this course.
Engineering principles as applied to processing, drying and storage of various agricultural materials. Topics include thermal environment, transport process, physical properties of biological materials, postharvest metabolic changes and quality and unit operations of biomass feedstock processing. The emphasis will be on handling, storage, and drying of grains, forages, herbs and spices, biomass and their products. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursNote: Students with credit for ABE 850 will not receive credit for this course.
