Corn residue as energy source [electronic resource].

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The objective or this work was to determine the energy values of corn residue. Bomb calorimeter tests were performed both on representative cob sections and representative plant sections (excluding kernels) All tests were made on non-dried samples and thus reflected variations in energy aS a function of moisture content. The combustion results of cob versus the entire plant were compared at different harvested kernel moisture contents to determine the practical use of each fuel. from a combustion standpoint.The result indicated: that cobs and stalks contained near identical energy values at the same moisture content and for the smne weight of dry matter: Cobs averaged 5.7 percent higher in energy due to a lower moisture content when cobs and stalks were harvested simultaneously; and cob cnergy can be predicted as a function of kernel moisture content. favourable weather conditions could possihly place slalk moisture below coh moisture, making stalk energy at harvest higher than cob energy (per unit weight). Composite energy was considerably reduced due to the stalk component.

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