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Bundling of harvesting residues and whole-trees and the treatment of bundles; Hakkuutaehteiden ja kokopuiden niputus ja nippujen kaesittely

Abstract

The conditions on which the bundling of the harvesting residues from spruce regeneration fellings would become profitable were studied. The calculations showed that one of the most important features was sufficient compaction of the bundle, so that the portion of the wood in the unit volume of the bundle has to be more than 40 %. The tests showed that the timber grab loader of farm tractor was insufficient for production of dense bundles. The feeding and compression device of the prototype bundler was constructed in the research and with this device the required density was obtained.The rate of compaction of the dry spruce felling residues was about 40 % and that of the fresh residues was more than 50 %. The comparison between the bundles showed that the calorific value of the fresh bundle per unit volume was nearly 30 % higher than that of the dry bundle. This means that the treatment of the bundles should be done of fresh felling residues. Drying of the bundles succeeded well, and the crushing and chipping tests showed that the processing of the bundles at the plant is possible. The treatability of the bundles was also excellent. By using the prototype,  More>>
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1996
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
VTT-BIOENERGIA-11-Pt.1
Reference Number:
SCA: 090800; PA: FI-97:003012; EDB-97:019039; SN: 97001722239
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Bioenergy Research Programme, Yearbook 1995. Production of wood fuels; Alakangas, E. [ed.]; PB: 332 p.; Bioenergian tutkimusohjelma, vuosikirja 1995. Puupolttoaineen tuotantotekniikka
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; WOOD WASTES; WOOD; HARVESTING; HARVESTING EQUIPMENT; FORESTRY; MATERIALS HANDLING
OSTI ID:
419163
Research Organizations:
VTT Energy, Jyvaeskylae (Finland). Biofuels
Country of Origin:
Finland
Language:
Finnish
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE97722471; CNN: Project TEKES-BIOENERGIA-115; ISBN 952-9500-75-0; TRN: FI9703012
Availability:
OSTI as DE97722471
Submitting Site:
FI
Size:
pp. 109-119
Announcement Date:
Feb 04, 1997

Citation Formats

Kaipainen, H, Seppaenen, V, and Rinne, S. Bundling of harvesting residues and whole-trees and the treatment of bundles; Hakkuutaehteiden ja kokopuiden niputus ja nippujen kaesittely. Finland: N. p., 1996. Web.
Kaipainen, H, Seppaenen, V, & Rinne, S. Bundling of harvesting residues and whole-trees and the treatment of bundles; Hakkuutaehteiden ja kokopuiden niputus ja nippujen kaesittely. Finland.
Kaipainen, H, Seppaenen, V, and Rinne, S. 1996. "Bundling of harvesting residues and whole-trees and the treatment of bundles; Hakkuutaehteiden ja kokopuiden niputus ja nippujen kaesittely." Finland.
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title = {Bundling of harvesting residues and whole-trees and the treatment of bundles; Hakkuutaehteiden ja kokopuiden niputus ja nippujen kaesittely}
author = {Kaipainen, H, Seppaenen, V, and Rinne, S}
abstractNote = {The conditions on which the bundling of the harvesting residues from spruce regeneration fellings would become profitable were studied. The calculations showed that one of the most important features was sufficient compaction of the bundle, so that the portion of the wood in the unit volume of the bundle has to be more than 40 %. The tests showed that the timber grab loader of farm tractor was insufficient for production of dense bundles. The feeding and compression device of the prototype bundler was constructed in the research and with this device the required density was obtained.The rate of compaction of the dry spruce felling residues was about 40 % and that of the fresh residues was more than 50 %. The comparison between the bundles showed that the calorific value of the fresh bundle per unit volume was nearly 30 % higher than that of the dry bundle. This means that the treatment of the bundles should be done of fresh felling residues. Drying of the bundles succeeded well, and the crushing and chipping tests showed that the processing of the bundles at the plant is possible. The treatability of the bundles was also excellent. By using the prototype, developed in the research, it was possible to produce a bundle of the fresh spruce harvesting residues, the diameter of which was about 50 cm and the length about 3 m, and the rate of compaction over 50 %. By these values the reduction target of the costs is obtainable}
place = {Finland}
year = {1996}
month = {Dec}
}