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EFFECT OF SPECIMEN SIZE ON COTTON LINT MOISTURE CONTENT BY THE OVEN METHOD
- Source :
- Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 20:5-9
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 2004.
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Abstract
- Proper assessment of the moisture content (mc) of cotton lint is critical to all phases of cotton processing. Traditional methods of mc determination require multiple 20-g specimens of lint, which is more than is available on many occasions. Thus, the use of smaller specimens was considered. Cotton lint specimens of 1, 5, 10, and 20 g were taken from lots conditioned to different moisture content levels and mc determined by the oven method. Results indicated that the mean mc based on 1-g specimens was the same as that based on 20-g specimens. Based on the variance of the mc data separated by specimen size and drying time, seven 1-g specimens produced the same variance as three 20-g specimens after 1 h of oven drying. Therefore, 1-g specimens can be used for oven-based mc determination instead of 20-g specimens, consuming considerably less lint material. The procedure to determine mc based on 1-g specimens required more time and effort as well as more specimens to achieve a similar variance, so the 1-g sample procedure should only be used when material is limited.
Details
- ISSN :
- 19437838
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Engineering in Agriculture
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b967e3e9848b7e011814941f0f2cc53b