Cut-to-length (CTL) timber harvesting technology currently accounts for approximately 90% of Caspian forests. The technology involves felling, branching, cross-cutting, and then the skidder carries the logs to a landing, where the timber is temporarily stored, sorted and assembled for transportation to the mill. Cut-to-length systems typically require less labor, less access road construction, ...

The objective of this study is to design and analyse materials which are capable of harvesting water from thin air using condensation phenomenon which employs the radiative cooling approach. These passive cooling materials not only solve the water generating problems, but also employed in various cooling applications. The fundamental concept of radiative cooling is analysed and the performance ...

the aim of this study was to determine the principal reasons for condemnation of broiler poultry carcasses and its economic losses in namin slaughter-house of iran from  february 2008 to  march 2009 . in this period, 2741794 poultry were slaughtered which were7662237 kg live weight and 5560963 kg eviscerated meat .from these , 20479 carcasses responsible for 0.74% of total slaughter with overal...

In some areas of the country, producers store a substantial portion of their forage for winter feeding as silage or haylage. However, hay remains the most popular storage method for forage. Hay stores well for long periods and is better suited to cash sale and transportation than silage. Mechanical conditioning, which gained acceptance during the 1950's is probably still the greatest single cha...

a portable and light pneumatic branch shake system was designed and manufactured in this research for harvesting fruits that can be harvested by shaking branch. required air flow and electric current are provided for operating system from category containing electrical generator and air compressor on wheelbarrows and portable chassis. vibration is equipped by programmable logic controller (plc)...

Climate change has resulted in increased vulnerability of smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Zimbabwe where there is limited capacity to adapt to changing climate. One approach that has been used to adapt to changing climate is in-field water harvesting for improved crop yields in the semi- arid regions of Zimbabwe. This review analyses the history of soil and water conservation in Zimbab...

In this paper, we present a Solar Energy harvesting and storing system. The solar energy is converted to electric charge by photosensitizing film and the charge generated is stored between the upper membrane and lower membrane of a capacitor. A PZT material based capacitor is used to retain the charge. The proposed system not only harvest energy from solar sources but also stores the charge bot...