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http://dx.doi.org/10.5658/WOOD.2020.48.4.450

Study on the Estimation of Proper Compression Ratios for Korean Domestic Wood Species by Single Pellet Press  

LEE, Hyoung-Woo (College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University)
KIM, Soon-Bae (Hansol HomeDeco Co., Ltd.)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.48, no.4, 2020 , pp. 450-457 More about this Journal
Abstract
Single pellet press technology allows for fast, low-cost, and small-scale tests to investigate pelletizing characteristics. We estimated proper compression ratios for five Korean domestic wood species through predicted relationships between pelletizing pressure Px and compression ratio based on experimental data obtained from a single pellet press unit. The pressures required to obtain a 6-mm-diam pellet of density 1200 kg/㎥ were estimated as 111 MPa for Populus davidiana, 133 MPa for Robinia pseudoacacia, 136 MPa for Quercus mongolica, 97 MPa for Pinus densiflora, and 127 MPa for Pinus rigida. On the basis of these pressures, we estimated proper compression ratios to be within the range 7.676-8.410 for these species, and we found the compression ratios needed for hardwood species to be somewhat higher than those needed for softwood species to obtain the pellet density of 1200 kg/㎥.
Keywords
wood pellet; single pellet press; compression ratio; pelletizing pressure; pellet density; Korean domestic wood species;
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