Road Transport Vehicles for Hauling Uncomminuted Forest Energy Products in Sweden

Autor: Reza Mortazavi, Jerry Johansson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Forestry Research, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-9368
1687-9376
DOI: 10.1155/2013/402349
Popis: Forestry residues as a renewable energy source are becoming increasingly competitive to fossil fuels. An important issue, however, is effective transportation solutions for this type of material. In this paper we describe and discuss several alternative vehicle systems which have been used in Sweden. We describe and discuss a specialized vehicle for the transportation of loose residues, bundled residues, and tree sections; a specialized stump hauling vehicle; a recently developed vehicle for the transportation of bundled residues; a container system vehicle for stump transportation. All these different machineries have their merits and shortcomings depending on the type of forest energy product.
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