Von Rittinger theory adapted to wood chip and pellet milling, in a laboratory scale hammermill

[en] The study draws upon the milling theories developed for the ore processing industry (Von Rittinger, Kick and Bond theories) in order to define a method for characterising wood chip and pellet energy consumption during milling. Energy consumption during wood milling depends on three main factors: the material moisture content, the particle size difference between the feed and the milled product, and the material itself. The latter may be characterised by a single parameter based on an adaptation of Von Rittinger’s constant. A relation characterising wood pellet energy consumption as a function of the particle size distribution of the pellet ingredients and the milled pellets is proposed. This is characteristic of each type of pellet for each moisture content value considered.

Disciplines :

Energy

Author, co-author :

Temmerman, Michaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Doct. sc. agro. & ingé. biol.

Daugbjerg Jensen, Peter

Hebert, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Forêts, Nature et Paysage > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels

Language :

English

Title :

Von Rittinger theory adapted to wood chip and pellet milling, in a laboratory scale hammermill

Publication date :

2013

Journal title :

Biomass and Bioenergy

ISSN :

0961-9534

eISSN :

1873-2909

Publisher :

Pergamon, Oxford, United Kingdom

Peer reviewed :

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