Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology: A Problem Solving ApproachIntroduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology: A problem Solving Approach is an invaluable text for agriculture students at the introductory level. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to meet the current units and standards of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The book aims to:
Each chapter lists education objects, introductory material, and example problems where appropriate. In addition problems using ISO (metric) units, are now included. |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 17 | |
Common Units of Measure | 23 |
Simple Machines | 36 |
Internal Combustion Engines | 49 |
Power Trains | 61 |
Tractors and Power Units | 80 |
Machinery Calibration | 93 |
Water Runoff | 234 |
Erosion and Erosion Control | 244 |
Irrigation | 253 |
Handling Moisture Management and Storage of Biological Products | 266 |
Animal Waste Management | 279 |
Insulation and Heat Flow | 286 |
Heating Ventilation and AirConditioning | 293 |
Selection of Structural Members | 319 |
Equipment Efficiency and Capacity | 118 |
Economics of Agricultural Machinery | 129 |
Sound and Noise | 152 |
Measuring Distance | 159 |
Angles and Areas | 175 |
Land Description | 196 |
Differential and Profile Leveling | 204 |
Weather | 221 |
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