Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran. Tel: +989188724523. 1557. Mathematical Models for Predicting the Terminal. Velocity of Chickpea, Rice and Lentil.
Mathematical Models for Predicting the Terminal Velocity of Chickpea, Rice and Lentil 1
Salah Ghamari, 2Hekmat Rabbani and 3Javad Khazaei
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Department of Agricultural Machinery, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, sanandaj, Iran 2 Department of Agricultural Machinery, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran 3 Department of Agricultural Technical Engineering, Abouraihan Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Abstract: Terminal velocity of chickpea, rice and lentil seeds has been experimentally measured by suspending the seeds in an air stream. In order to assessment the effects of seed size and moisture content on terminal velocity a completely randomized design in factorial experiment was carried out. The results showed that size and moisture content have significant effects (p
