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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"chip quality"”.
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Improving sawmill residue chip quality
… objective of this study was to improve residue chip quality at high production southern pine Sawmills. A general economic analysis suggested that improving sawmill residue chip quality could be beneficial to both pulp and sawmills. Studies were conducted at several sawmills to determine methods …
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Factors affecting sawmill residue chip quality
… residue type, on loblolly pine sawmill residue chip quality. A 152-cm, six-knife, horizontal infeed, top-discharge chipper restored to factory specifications was used as the test machine. Chips were recovered after being blown 4m vertically through a cyclone settler onto a screen pack with the …
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Effects of selected factors on sawmill residue wood chip quality
… disk speed, temperature and anvil condition on chip size from sawmill residues of Loblolly pine (<i>Pinus taeda</i> L.). Objectives were: 1) to document the effects of disk speed, temperature and anvil condition on the amount of over thick, oversize, accept, pin and fine chips produced from …
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Design and testing of a prototype in-line chip quality monitor
… the design and testing of a prototype in-line chip quality monitor for gathering process control information for the manufacturers of wood chips. This monitor specifically addresses three common complaints with current chip sampling procedures. Chip sampling occurs too late in the process. It …
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Analysis of shaker unit parameters to separate whole-tree wood chips
The quality of whole-tree wood chips has been the focus of much attention during the past few years because of the increased use of lower grade wood über in pulp production. The need to up-grade the quality has resulted in the use of some form of screening system to separate acceptable wood chips …
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A Comparison of Chipper Productivity, Chip Characteristics, and Nutrient Removals from Two Woody Biomass Harvesting Treatments
… landowners and forest managers are considering chipping whole trees and harvesting residues as a means to meet increased demand of wood chips as a renewable source of energy. However, the profitability, productivity gains, and sustainability of these alternative harvesting methods continue to be …