Title:
Compaction Characteristics of Common Reeds and Mechanism for Solid Biofuel Production
Author(s):
Repša, E., Kronbergs, Ē., Šmits, M.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The paper present experimental investigation results of common reeds (Phragmites Australis) particle compacting in closed die. Common reeds are important natural biomass resource in Latvia. Compacting of biomass is complicated process for solid biofuel production and there are many factors influencing to this process. Maximum pressure 212 MPa had been achieved in compacting. For compacting process evaluation has been determined pressing energy and density of briquettes. Density of briquettes obtained during compacting was determined 904 – 1057 kg m-3 with uncertainty ±10 kg m-3. The minimum of density 904 kg m-3 have briquettes with particle size 12 – 13 mm, but maximum density 1051 – 1057 kg m-3 two particle sizes < 0.5 mm and 32 – 33 mm briquettes. Force – displacement characteristics of compacting are nonlinear curves with two quasilinear parts. Similar nonlinear characteristic rhomboid mechanism (Patent LV 14201) calculation had been realized by MathCAD software.
Keywords:
briquette, characteristics, densification, energy crops
Topic:
Processes for Fuels from Biomass
Subtopic:
Pellet production from wood and alternative biomass
Event:
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
OC2.3
Pages:
1866 - 1870
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-55-4
ISBN-10:
88-89407-55-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-OC2.3
Price:
FREE
