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Mobile Biomass Pelletizing System [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Environmental Management, 2009.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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756K (15 pages) : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Environmental Management and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
This grant project examines multiple aspects of the pelletizing process to determine the feasibility of pelletizing biomass using a mobile form factor system. These aspects are: the automatic adjustment of the die height in a rotary-style pellet mill, the construction of the die head to allow the use of ceramic materials for extreme wear, integrating a heat exchanger network into the entire process from drying to cooling, the use of superheated steam for adjusting the moisture content to optimum, the economics of using diesel power to operate the system; a break-even analysis of estimated fixed operating costs vs. tons per hour capacity. Initial development work has created a viable mechanical model. The overall analysis of this model suggests that pelletizing can be economically done using a mobile platform.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:951201
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Published through SciTech Connect.
04/16/2009.
Thomas Mason.
Bonfire Biomass Conversions, LLC
Type of Report and Period Covered Note
Final; 06/20/2007 - 07/24/2008
Funding Information
FG02-07ER84864
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