| dc.contributor.advisor | Bowser, Timothy J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fowler, Steven Littleton | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-25T00:20:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-25T00:20:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-07-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/7941 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The goal of this research is to develop a tool to assist in the selection of an appropriately sized counter flow cooler for feed pellets. Of primary concern is the OP><FLO cooler manufactured and sold by Bliss Industries Inc. A computer model was developed to estimate the temperature and moisture content of the feed pellets and cooling air throughout a working>cooler, and calibrated using data from operational OP><FLO coolers. A stable model was developed in a Microsoft Excel workbook containing functions and macros written in VBA. This workbook was provided to Bliss Industries as a tool for selecting an appropriate size for an OP><FLO cooler. The model provides reasonable estimates of final moisture content of feed>pellets, and an estimate of how a cooler operates under varying conditions. Additional data may be needed to further validate the model. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Oklahoma State University | |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material. | |
| dc.title | Optimal Sizing of a Counterflow Cooler for Feed Pellets | |
| dc.type | text | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Bellmer, Danielle D. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Huhnke, Raymond | |
| osu.filename | Fowler_okstate_0664M_2825.pdf | |
| osu.college | Engineering, Architecture, and Technology | |
| osu.accesstype | Open Access | |
| dc.description.department | Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering | |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
