Tob. Sci., 1979, 23-34, p. 112-116, ISSN. 0082-4523
Heat loss through concrete floors of a bulk tobacco curing barn
SEA, USDA, US Grain Marketing Research Laboratory, 1515 College Avenue Manhattan, Kansas USA; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
Experiments were conducted in a conventional bulk barn and in a crossflow barn to determine the heat loss through concrete floors with and without insulation during curing. A mathematical model was developed which can be used to predict the heat loss...