Table 5 Analysis of curing cost of bulk curing barn with different types of biomass combustion equipment.

From: Analysis of curing effect of bulk curing barns with different types of biomass combustion equipment

Treatment

Biomass consumption (kg)

Power consumption (kW·h)

Labor consumption (labor-hour)

Curing cost (CNY·kg⁻¹)

T1

1113.10 ± 20.12c

422.78 ± 13.23ab

0.93 ± 0.12a

2.06 ± 0.04b

T2

1454.29 ± 29.57a

453.56 ± 18.70a

0.90 ± 0.10ab

2.35 ± 0.01a

T3

1161.22 ± 17.16b

412.65 ± 19.94ab

0.77 ± 0.06bc

2.04 ± 0.04b

T4

1080.30 ± 15.70c

397.57 ± 28.31b

0.53 ± 0.06d

1.84 ± 0.05c

T5

1094.62 ± 12.26c

413.27 ± 28.49ab

0.67 ± 0.06 cd

1.90 ± 0.08c

  1. aTable values are the measured mean ± standard deviation.
  2. bDifferent lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant difference at 0.05 level.
  3. cThe price of biomass particles was 1.00 CNY·kg-1; the price of electricity charge was 0.46 CNY per kW·h; the unit price of labor is calculated at 100 CNY.
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