Doit-On Secher Avant Stockage Les Plaquettes D`Arbres Entiers Destinees Au Chauffage

E. L. Springer

doi:10.2737/FPL-RN-241

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Doit-On Secher Avant Stockage Les Plaquettes D`Arbres Entiers Destinees Au Chauffage

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Authors:

E. L. Springer

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RN-241

Source:

(Research note FPL ; 0241):7 p.

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Abstract

Whole-tree chips deteriorate more rapidly than do clean, debarked chips and present a greater hazard for spontaneous ignition when stored in outdoor piles. To prevent ignition, the chips can be stored for only short periods of time and the frequent rotation of the storage piles results in high handling costs. Drying the chips prior to storage will prevent deterioration and heating, provided the chips are stored under cover. In many cases, the costs of drying can be recovered when the chips are burned for fuel. In these instances, drying and covered storage is the least expensive method for maintaining an inventory of whole-tree chips to be used as fuel.

Keywords

Wood residues, Wood chips, Spontaneous ignition, Storage, Drying, Deterioration, Heating, Fuels, Exterior exposure

Citation

Springer, E. L. 1980. Doit-On Secher Avant Stockage Les Plaquettes D`Arbres Entiers Destinees Au Chauffage. (Research note FPL ; 0241):7 p.