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Moisture Content of Baled Forest and Urban Woody Biomass During Long-Term Open Storage

June 30, 2018 / Baling, Publications

Abstract This article describes how the moisture content of baled woody biomass varied during long-term open-air storage under conditions in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Large rectangular bales of forest and urban biomass were produced beginning in August 2015 and periodically until June 2016. Weights were measured approximately monthly until the entire […]

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Work Element Time Study of a Prototype for Baling Forest Residual Biomass into Large Rectangular Bales

January 15, 2018 / Baling, Publications

Abstract The productivity of forest biomass collection equipment is highly dependent on site conditions, spatial distribution of biomass, operator skill, and functional design of the equipment used. A prototype woody biomass baler was used to produce large rectangular bales of woody biomass. Rectangular bales enable high payloads during transport and efficient storage at centralized processing

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Design of a Forest Residue Baler – Specification of Bale Dimensions

January 6, 2015 / Baling, Publications

Abstract Specification of bale dimensions, configuration, and density are among the first decision decisions to be made for the design of a new class of forest biomass balers. The engineering team at Forest Concepts updated earlier work on baling of urban woody biomass to the context of forest residuals and the BRDI project. Revised functional

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