scope:

Purpose and Scope

This standard covers data and equations on plant-based agricultural materials and their products. This standard does not cover information on animal tissue and products.

This standard gives data and equations on moisture relations for agricultural products. The information is used in crop drying calculations and in design and analysis of storage systems for the material.

The data and equations given in the standard are limited in their range of applicability. Extrapolation of the data beyond the range of applicability may give erroneous results.