Combustion characteristics of South African grown fuelwoods

The principle objective of this investigation was to establish a methodology to compare and rank fuelwoods. This methodology would allow a wide range of tree species to be compared and ranked according to their combustion properties. Such a comparison would assist in the selection of species for woodlot development. This investigation attempted to examine the combustion kinetics of small samples in an attempt to achieve the stated aim. Initially a literature review was performed. This covered anecdotal information on fuelwood preferences, an overview of wood composition, structure and combustion, and an in depth review of existing work on small sample combustion.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Energy Research Centre

Year dc:date.issued

1990

Author dc:creator

• Davis, Mark

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Eberhard, Anton

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8283

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8283