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Caption: Engineering Open House Guide - 2009
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8 EOH 2009 general safety testing. The air cannon contains a unique piston mechanism that enables reproducible acceleration of a test object. The working of the air cannon will be explained along with a demonstration. This exhibit is suitable for: All This exhibit is suitable for: High School, College, General Public. ABE 100 Project Posters Agricultural Engineering Science Building Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Biomass feedstock production (BFP) provides materials to the Bioenvironmental and conversion of biomass into fuel, Structural Systems Labo- power, and value-added materials. BFP includes the agronomic ratory Agricultural and Biological Engi- production of energy crops and the physical handling/delivery of neering Department The Bioenvironmental and Struc- biomass. The objective of this tural System (BESS) Laboratory program is to develop effective and efficient engineering soluis a research, product-testing, and educational laboratory. The tions and machinery for biomass Air Cannons for Use in Agriculture and Forestry lab provides unbiased engineer- feedstock production. This exhibit is suitable for: High Agricultural and Biological Engi- ing data to aid in the design School, College, General Public. of agricultural buildings, and neering Department Air cannons are used for various conducts performance tests on purposes in agriculture, such as agricultural ventilation fans and poultry light traps. a “puncher-planter”, and for Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department How energy efficient is your house? What is a living machine? Explore these questions and more by seeing the handson projects completed by our first-year Agricultural and Biological Engineering students. This exhibit is suitable for: High School, College, General Public. Biomass Feedstock Production
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