Comminution process to produce precision wood particles of uniform size and shape with disrupted grain structure from wood chips
Abstract
A process of comminution of wood chips (C) having a grain direction to produce a mixture of wood particles (P), wherein the wood chips are characterized by an average length dimension (L.sub.C) as measured substantially parallel to the grain, an average width dimension (W.sub.C) as measured normal to L.sub.C and aligned cross grain, and an average height dimension (H.sub.C) as measured normal to W.sub.C and L.sub.C, wherein W.sub.C>L.sub.C, and wherein the comminution process comprises the step of feeding the wood chips in a direction of travel substantially randomly to the grain direction through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs (D) arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel, wherein the cutting discs have a uniform thickness (T.sub.D), and wherein at least one of L.sub.C, W.sub.C, and H.sub.C is less than T.sub.D.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Forest Concepts, LLC, Auburn, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1185302
- Patent Number(s):
- 9061286
- Application Number:
- 13/964,740
- Assignee:
- Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B27 - WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL B27L - REMOVING BARK OR VESTIGES OF BRANCHES
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0002291
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS
Citation Formats
Dooley, James H., and Lanning, David N. Comminution process to produce precision wood particles of uniform size and shape with disrupted grain structure from wood chips. United States: N. p., 2015.
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@article{osti_1185302,
title = {Comminution process to produce precision wood particles of uniform size and shape with disrupted grain structure from wood chips},
author = {Dooley, James H. and Lanning, David N.},
abstractNote = {A process of comminution of wood chips (C) having a grain direction to produce a mixture of wood particles (P), wherein the wood chips are characterized by an average length dimension (L.sub.C) as measured substantially parallel to the grain, an average width dimension (W.sub.C) as measured normal to L.sub.C and aligned cross grain, and an average height dimension (H.sub.C) as measured normal to W.sub.C and L.sub.C, wherein W.sub.C>L.sub.C, and wherein the comminution process comprises the step of feeding the wood chips in a direction of travel substantially randomly to the grain direction through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs (D) arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel, wherein the cutting discs have a uniform thickness (T.sub.D), and wherein at least one of L.sub.C, W.sub.C, and H.sub.C is less than T.sub.D.},
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