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Identification and characterisation of factors affecting losses in the large-scale, non-ventilated bulk storage of wood chips and development of best storage practices

Abstract

The report describes the findings of a study to determine the factors affecting the commercial storage of wood chips for biomass power generation in the UK. The UK's first such plant in North Yorkshire uses a mixture of forestry residues and short rotation coppice (SRC) willow, where problems with the stored fuel highlighted the need to determine best storage practices. Two wood chip piles were built (one with willow chip and the other with wood chips from board leaf forestry residues) and monitored (moisture, temperature, chemical composition, spore numbers and species, heat and air flows, bulk density, etc). Local weather data was also obtained. Recommendations for future storage practices are made.
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2002
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
FES-B-W-2/00716/REP; DTI-Pub-URN-02/1535
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 2002
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; WOOD FUELS; WOOD WASTES; STORAGE; WILLOWS; FORESTRY; LEAVES; VENTILATION; MOISTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE; SPORES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; LACTIC ACID; MONITORING
Sponsoring Organizations:
Department of Trade and Industry, London (United Kingdom)
OSTI ID:
20350970
Research Organizations:
First Renewables Ltd. (United Kingdom); ADAS (United Kingdom)
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: GB0320129
Availability:
Available to ETDE participating countries only(see www.etde.org); commercial reproduction prohibited; OSTI as DE20350970
Submitting Site:
GB
Size:
119 pages
Announcement Date:
Jul 11, 2003

Citation Formats

Garstang, J, Weekes, A, Poulter, R, and Bartlett, D. Identification and characterisation of factors affecting losses in the large-scale, non-ventilated bulk storage of wood chips and development of best storage practices. United Kingdom: N. p., 2002. Web.
Garstang, J, Weekes, A, Poulter, R, & Bartlett, D. Identification and characterisation of factors affecting losses in the large-scale, non-ventilated bulk storage of wood chips and development of best storage practices. United Kingdom.
Garstang, J, Weekes, A, Poulter, R, and Bartlett, D. 2002. "Identification and characterisation of factors affecting losses in the large-scale, non-ventilated bulk storage of wood chips and development of best storage practices." United Kingdom.
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title = {Identification and characterisation of factors affecting losses in the large-scale, non-ventilated bulk storage of wood chips and development of best storage practices}
author = {Garstang, J, Weekes, A, Poulter, R, and Bartlett, D}
abstractNote = {The report describes the findings of a study to determine the factors affecting the commercial storage of wood chips for biomass power generation in the UK. The UK's first such plant in North Yorkshire uses a mixture of forestry residues and short rotation coppice (SRC) willow, where problems with the stored fuel highlighted the need to determine best storage practices. Two wood chip piles were built (one with willow chip and the other with wood chips from board leaf forestry residues) and monitored (moisture, temperature, chemical composition, spore numbers and species, heat and air flows, bulk density, etc). Local weather data was also obtained. Recommendations for future storage practices are made.}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2002}
month = {Jul}
}