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National Exams — May 2016 — 04-Agric-B5, Power Units for Agricultural, Biosystems, and Food Industries. Three-hour, open-book exam; any non-communicating calculator is permitted. Format: four questions constitute a complete paper, each of equal value; all questions require calculation.
Reference texts: Srivastava, Buckmaster & Hull, Engineering Principles of Agricultural Machines (2nd ed., ASABE) — sprocket/pulley speed ratios, engine geometry; Kepner, Bainer & Barger, Principles of Farm Machinery (3rd ed.) — PTO power trains; Goering & Hansen, Engine and Tractor Power (4th ed., ASABE) — tractor weight transfer and tractive coefficient; White, Fluid Mechanics — pump energy equation.
