Production of chips from logging residues and their quality for energy: a review of European literature

T Moskalik, A Gendek - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Wood chips from logging residues are a renewable solid fuel that has become widely used
in the energy sector. The current work presents a review of European papers on various …

[HTML][HTML] Energy consumption of the wood size reduction processes with employment of a low-power machines with various cutting mechanisms

Ł Warguła, M Kukla, B Wieczorek, P Krawiec - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The article presents results of research on commercially used cutting mechanisms of low-
power (about 10 kW) wood size reduction machines driven by small engines. The energy …

Trends and perspectives in the design of mobile wood chippers

R Spinelli, E Marchi - Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering: Journal …, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Mobile wood chippers represent a mature technology now available in a wide range of sizes
and configurations. Different types exist, but the most widespread are disc and drum …

Evaluation of combined screening and drying steps for the improvement of the fuel quality of forest residue wood chips—results from six case studies

D Kuptz, K Schreiber, F Schulmeyer, S Lesche… - Biomass Conversion …, 2019 - Springer
Wood chip quality is essential for failure-free and low-emission combustion in automatically
stoked small-scale biomass boilers (< 100 kW). Screening and drying of wood chips might …

Impact of number of operators and distance to branch piles on woodchipper operation

Ł Warguła, M Kukla, P Krawiec, B Wieczorek - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Branch chip** machines with low-power engines are distinguished with an intermittent
operation due to a periodical supply of branches. A conventional drive speed control of …

Reduction in operating costs and environmental impact consisting in the modernization of the low-power cylindrical wood chipper power unit by using alternative fuel

Ł Warguła, M Kukla, P Krawiec, B Wieczorek - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alternative fuel within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU is, among others, LPG (liquefied
petroleum gas), characterized by a lower purchase cost and lower emissions of toxic …

Storage of wood chips: Effect of chip size on storage properties

E Anerud, G Larsson, L Eliasson - … Journal for Theory and Application of …, 2020 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak To make forest biomass more competitive, increased efficiency in the handling and
supply system is needed, thus producing high-quality fuel at a lower cost. Operating costs …

Production of wood chips from logging residue under space-constrained conditions

M Mihelič, R Spinelli, A Poje - … : Journal for Theory and Application of …, 2018 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak A study was conducted on chip production from logging residue left after a cable
yarder operation. The logistics were managed with tractor and trailer units (shuttles). The …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of a small and a medium sized professional chippers and the impact of storage time on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stem wood chips …

J Laitila, J Routa - Silva Fennica, 2015 - silvafennica.fi
The primary aim of this study was to clarify the chip** productivity and fuel consumption of
tractor-powered and truck-mounted drum chippers when chip** pine pulpwood at a …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of changing drive control method of idling wood size reduction machines on fuel consumption and exhaust emissions

Ł Warguła, P Lijewski, M Kukla - … Journal for Theory and Application of …, 2023 - hrcak.srce.hr
Operating conditions often fluctuate during processing of branches and sawmill offcuts using
low-power wood size reduction machines (WSRMs), mainly due to changes in wood supply …