{"title":"Engineered wood structures-a tool for distribution unguyed angle and dead end applications","authors":"R.A. Reisdorff","doi":"10.1109/REPCON.1997.595608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/REPCON.1997.595608","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the perceived and real decrease in supply and the volatility of the price of \"old growth\" Douglas Fir and Southern Pine, many electric utilities have increased their use of engineered products, such as tubular steel, concrete and proven glued laminated framing members and poles to fill their distribution needs. Glued laminated framing members and poles are engineered products with a proven history in the electric industry. Modern laminates are available in almost any required cross section and length and are of sufficient strength to completely interchange with solid sawn. Laminated timbers and poles rely on \"second growth\" material which has a more stable price and supply.","PeriodicalId":384151,"journal":{"name":"1997 Rural Electric Power Conference (Cat. No.97CH36079)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117313927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Total electric commerical grain drying","authors":"C. Grunewald","doi":"10.1109/REPCON.1997.595650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/REPCON.1997.595650","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents three phases of development and demonstration of total electric grain drying. Each of the phases were accomplished at commercial levels of throughput varying from 250 to 1400 bushels per hour of drying. Initial moisture levels varied from 17 to 38% and the various grains were dried down to their respective safe long term storage moistures. Phase one included the electric retrofitting of an automatic batch dryer for a commercial elevator. Test batches of grain were weighed in and out to calculate the pounds of moisture removed per kWhr of electrical energy consumed. In phase two a 1200 bushel per hour continuous flow grain dryer was designed and installed at a commercial grain elevator and operation evaluated. In phase three the type of dryer used in phase two was adapted for drying fragile crops such as edible beans, and, tests were conducted to determine economics and if drying can be done without damage to product.","PeriodicalId":384151,"journal":{"name":"1997 Rural Electric Power Conference (Cat. No.97CH36079)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127562474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}