Saving Energy in Cotton Gins

Thursday, January 10, 2019: 8:40 AM
Preservation Hall Studios 2 - 3 (New Orleans Marriott)
Paul Funk , USDA-ARS-SW Cotton Gin Research Lab
Robert G Hardin IV , Texas A&M University
Albert Terrazas , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Kathleen M. Yeater , USDA-ARS
This paper presents energy conservation principles for cotton gins by combing results from electricity and fuel use audits conducted over the past decade.