COMPARISON BETWEEN SPRUCE AND BEECH BRIQUETTES (AS RENEWABLE SOURCE OF COMBUSTIBLE IN ROMANIA) FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL AND ENERGETIC PROPERTIES

Autor: Cosmin SPÎRCHEZ, Aurel LUNGULEASA, Tatiana GRÎU
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Pro Ligno, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 692-698 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1841-4737
2069-7430
Popis: This paper compares briquettes made of spruce with those made of beech from the perspective of physical, mechanical and energetic features, for the purpose of making the appropriate selection from the market. The main properties being studied are briquettes' density, as a physical feature, resistance to perpendicular compression, as a mechanical feature necessary to determine chips' compression degree and their compression status, and the calorific value as an energetic feature. The research findings show that coniferous tree briquettes are denser and more resistant, but have a lower calorific value. It was also determined that briquettes compression is directly dependent on their density and consequently, briquettes' energy density remains the only property able to collectively characterise the quality of briquettes
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