Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology

A Problem Solving Approach
3rd Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-36913-6
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 391 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1250 g

Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology: A problem Solving Approach is an invaluable text for agriculture students at the introductory level. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to meet the current units and standards of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The book aims to:Familiarize students with a wide range of applications of engineering principles to agricultureDiscuss a selection of independent but related topicsAdvance students’ problem solving abilitiesEach chapter lists education objects, introductory material, and example problems where appropriate. In addition problems using ISO (metric) units, are now included.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Field, Harry

Solie, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Problem Solving.- Significant Figures and Standard Form.- Common Units of Measure.- Simple Machines.- Internal Combustion Engines.- Power Trains.- Tractors and Power Units.- Machinery Calibration.- Equipment Efficiency and Capacity.- Economics of Agricultural Machinery.- Sound and Noise.- Measuring Distance.- Angles and Areas.- Land Description.- Differential and Profile Leveling.- Weather.- Water Runoff.- Erosion and Erosion Control.- Irrigation.- Handling, Moisture Management, and Storage of Biological Products.- Animal Waste Management.- Insulation and Heat Flow.- Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning.- Selection of Structural Members.- Principles of Electricity.- Series and Parallel Circuits.- Sizing Conductors.- Electric Motors.

Über Autor(innen)

Harry L. Field is an Associate Professor of Agricultural Mechanics in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University.John B. Solie is a Professor of Biomachinery in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University.