Field Survey of Trunk Line Heating Gas Leaks in Commercial Broiler Houses
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Highlights Producers can spend less than 30-min per house to check for trunkline leaks and should annually or when a drastic increase in fuel usage occurs. Leaking fittings on 101 houses surveyed were not correlated with either age floor area averaged 6.9% ± 0.6% house. Leaks seemed be more about regulator quality installation craftsmanship variation across farms within farms. get written verification from contractors/installers that newly constructed are free of leaks. Rigid gas piping systems include periodic union allow easy repair Abstract . A field survey was conducted 23 (101 broiler ranging new 33 years old) central south Alabama evaluate the presence high-pressure trunk line. Gas lines usually run outside poultry exposing them temperature fluctuations cause expansion contraction rigid steel piping. Each threaded connection has potential leak. soap solution hand sprayer used spray each leak through bubble formation. evaluated as percentage total account houses. Pearson correlation matrices determine correlations number leaking fittings. Total ranged 36 170 strongly [r(99) = 0.70, p < 0.0001]. Larger areas require heaters longer systems. Percentage minimum 0% maximum 32% 0.03, 0.74] 0.05, 0.65] surveyed. Of surveyed, overall mean 0.6%. Poultry producers line contractor/installer before operating farm. It would useful verify system integrity monitor any developing Keywords: Broiler house, leaks, Heating fuel, Natural gas, Propane.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Applied Engineering in Agriculture
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0883-8542', '1943-7838']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.15470