Energy budget for an energywood harvesting system

W.F. Watson; D.E. Miller; B.J. Stokes; M.L. Broussard

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Energy budget for an energywood harvesting system

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Authors:

W.F. Watson, D.E. Miller, B.J. Stokes, M.L. Broussard

Year:

1987

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Proceedings of the Southern Forest Biomass Workshop; 1986 June 16-19; Knoxville, TN. Muscle Shoals, AL: Tennessee Valley Authority. p. 113-116.

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Abstract

The fuel and energy requirements for alternative energywood harvesting operations were determined from field operations. Comparisons were made among the total energy requirements including transportation for conventional operation and one- and two-pass energywood operations. The two-pass energywood operation requlred more energy per green ton than the other operations. Transportation required twice as much energy as did the woods operations.

Citation

Watson, W.F.; Miller, D.E.; Stokes, B.J.; Broussard, M.L. 1987. Energy budget for an energywood harvesting system. Proceedings of the Southern Forest Biomass Workshop; 1986 June 16-19; Knoxville, TN. Muscle Shoals, AL: Tennessee Valley Authority. p. 113-116.