Effect of Densification Conditions on Specific Energy Requirements and Physical Properties of Compacts Made from Hop Cone
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Hop Cones Characterization
2.2. Hydraulic Compacts Press
2.3. Compacts Production and Specific Compression Energy Calculation
2.4. Compacts Durability
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Compacts Density
3.2. Compacts Durability
3.3. Specific Compression Energy—SCE
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Pampuro, N.; Busato, P.; Cavallo, E. Effect of Densification Conditions on Specific Energy Requirements and Physical Properties of Compacts Made from Hop Cone. Energies 2018, 11, 2389. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11092389
Pampuro N, Busato P, Cavallo E. Effect of Densification Conditions on Specific Energy Requirements and Physical Properties of Compacts Made from Hop Cone. Energies. 2018; 11(9):2389. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11092389
Chicago/Turabian StylePampuro, Niccolò, Patrizia Busato, and Eugenio Cavallo. 2018. "Effect of Densification Conditions on Specific Energy Requirements and Physical Properties of Compacts Made from Hop Cone" Energies 11, no. 9: 2389. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11092389