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Animal feed

Of or relating to the food products given to farmed animals.

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Biomass boiler

Agriculture; Animal feed

Biomass boilers burn bark, sander dust and other wood-related scrap not usable in product production. Also called "hogged fuel" boilers, biomass boilers make steam and heat for mill use.

Biomass

Agriculture; Animal feed

The quantity of biological matter of one or more species present on a unit area. With respect to trees, biomass can be expressed in terms of various components (wood, bark, foliage, roots, etc.) of ...

Pressure

Agriculture; Animal feed

Force per unit area. Usually measured in pounds per square inch (PSI) or kilopascals (kPa). A kilopascal is equal to 1000 newtons per square metre or 0.0102 kg/sq cm (0.145 lb/sq in).

Pressure drop

Agriculture; Animal feed

The difference in pressure between any two points of a system or a component.

Pressure line

Agriculture; Animal feed

The line carrying the fluid from the pump outlet to the pressurised port of the actuator.

Pressure override

Agriculture; Animal feed

The difference between the cracking pressure of a valve and the pressure reached when the valve is passing full flow.

Pascal (PA)

Agriculture; Animal feed

A unit of pressure or stress equal to one newton per square metre.

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