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Formation and Cleaning of Mineral Scale on Evaporative Cooling Pads Using a Farm Well-Water Source


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dc.contributor.advisorDavis, Jeremiah
dc.contributor.authorGriggs, Kelly
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-12T13:55:22Z
dc.date.available2024-04-12T13:55:22Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-12
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.auburn.edu//handle/10415/9147
dc.description.abstractWell water is used as a primary supply for the evaporative cooling system on many poultry farms. The water quality from wells varies widely. Many producers have issues with the water being over-saturated with minerals that contribute to the scaling of the paper evaporative pads. Study one quantified the rate of mineral scale formation on evaporative cooling pads using one farm well-water source as 168 g per 1000 L of water consumed. Study two quantified scale removal from paper evaporative cooling pads at two scale levels (minimal vs. heavily scaled) using two water sources (well water and municipal). A total of 687 g and 1020 g of mineral scale was removed from the minimally and heavily scaled pads, respectively.en_US
dc.rightsEMBARGO_GLOBALen_US
dc.subjectBiosystems Engineeringen_US
dc.titleFormation and Cleaning of Mineral Scale on Evaporative Cooling Pads Using a Farm Well-Water Sourceen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US
dc.embargo.lengthMONTHS_WITHHELD:60en_US
dc.embargo.statusEMBARGOEDen_US
dc.embargo.enddate2029-04-12en_US
dc.contributor.committeeJesse, Campbell
dc.contributor.committeePurswell, Joseph
dc.contributor.committeeEdge, Carson

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