Tob. Sci., 1983, 27-31, p. 116-124, ISSN. 0082-4523
Cooling tobacco in warehouses during the winter to kill cigarette beetles, Part I: Relevant physical properties of stored tobacco
Tobacco Storage insects Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Experiments were performed to provide fundamental information for the design of a warehouse cooling system for the control of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.), which is susceptible to low temperature Injury. Thermal conductivity and...