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- Title
Modular Open Chamber Stand for Biomass Densification Using the Example of Miscanthus × Giganteus Greef Et Deu.
- Authors
Styks, Jakub; Wróbel, Marek
- Abstract
This article presents a modular open chamber stand which simulates the densification process that occurs in a single channel of a pelletising die. The results of the verification tests confirmed the suitability of this stand for determining the optimal geometry of the channel. The test material was the biomass of Miscanthus × giganteus which is considered to be a difficult material for pressure densification; therefore, it was decided that it would be a good material for verifying the stand. The stand consists of four modules: an introductory section with a diameter of D = 12 and 10 mm, a conical part with an angle of α = 10°, 20°, 30°, 40°, a cylindrical part with lengths L = 5, 15, 25, 35, 45 mm and diameter d= 8 mm and a pellet receiving module. The stand is able to heat the densification channel. Individual modules can be assembled into test combinations; this results in a change in channel geometry without the necessity to manufacture many singular channels. The optimum geometry of the channel for miscanthus with a moisture content of 13%, densified at 100 °C was determined. It should be a channel with D = 10 mm, α = 40° and L = 18 mm.
- Subjects
MISCANTHUS; MATERIALS testing; BIOMASS; GEOMETRY; DIAMETER
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 16, p7123
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su16167123