Fig. 1. Conception of compost turner
Fig. 2. Lug set type of compost turner
Fig. 3. Lug shape of compost turner
Fig. 4. A schematic diagram of the self-propelled windrow compost turner
Fig. 5. Workability by different type of pickup lug
Fig. 6. The shape of compost and lug by compost turner at the last turning during outdoor fermentation, it was impossible to work if the pickup-lug linear velocity is more than 2.0 m/s.
Fig. 7. Variation of temperature on different height in compost during initial period(mixing of substrate materials ~ 2nd turning by excavator)
Fig. 8. Variation of temperature on different height in compost during latter period(3rd turning?final turning).
Fig. 9. Temperature distribution on compost inside file(half cross section at last stage of outdoor composting process)
Fig 10. Comparison of cultivation characteristics. (left: control, right: turner)
Table 1. Specification of prototype self-propelled windrow compost turner
Table 2. Change of composts characteristics during different stages of outdoor composting process
Table 3. Yield comparison of different compost processing methods.
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