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Academic Candidate Theses in Drying, 1963-1983

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d r y i n g s y s t e m s and v a r i o u s components needed f o r g r a i n drying and storage

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a p p l i c a t i o n o f s o l a r energy f o r a c r o p the United

d r y i n g and a review o f s o l a r c r o p d r y i n g r e s e a r c h i n States. The

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t h e operational requirements f o r s o l a r g r a i n drying sys-

The c h a p t e r o n W o i s t u r e C o n t r o l Vegetable Cropsff by D.

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s t o r a g e s t r u c t u r a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s , s t o r a g e environment, d e s i g n o f air distribution systems, cooling load requirements, several three

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