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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"logging residues"”.
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Field-drying logging residues for use as an industrial fuel
… have been seeking ways to better utilize wood residues for fueling plant operations. A major problem with this fuel is its high moisture content when produced from green trees, which seriously reduces the heat of combustion. In light of this a study was conducted to determine the moisture …
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The economic feasibility of modifying six conventional harvesting systems to recover logging residues for fuel and fiber
… portable chipper or a residue baler to recover logging residues for fuel and fiber on three Southern stand types. The six systems were also considered under six cutting regimes to allow for the varying management objectives employed by woods managers in the South. The Harvesting Systems …
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Integrated harvesting systems to incorporate the recovery of logging residues with the harvesting of conventional forest products
… systems which incorporate the recovery of logging residues. The Harvesting Analysis Technique, a computer simulation package, was used to model seven harvesting systems on forest stands in five participating countries. The simulation results indicated that on good terrain with short …
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Operational characteristics, erosion potential, and implementation of forestry best management practices on biomass harvesting operations
… for energy is expected to increase rapidly and logging residues are a likely feedstock to meet increased demands. Potentials for increased biomass utilization have created concerns regarding possible impacts of using logging residues for energy. The overall goals of this project were to …
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Impact Of Timber Harvest On Mercury Mobilization In A Mixed Pine And Hardwood Forest And Adjacent Lake In Mississippi
… and addition of carbon sources from decaying logging residues. To better understand the impact of timber harvest on Hg in mixed pine and hardwood managed forest in the southeast United States, Hg was determined in soil, sediment, water and biota from the forest floor, a forest stream, and …
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Evaluating Energywood Harvesting Operations in The Lower Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States
… roundwood operations utilizing their own residues for energywood. Production levels varied widely with energywood comprising an average 31% of total production. Material was comminuted utilizing large (650 median horsepower) older (13.2 years average) whole-tree chippers fed by a single …