COOLING OF WOOD BRIQUETTES

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the experimental research of surface temperature of wood briquettes during cooling phase along the cooling line. The cooling phase is an important part of the briquette production technology. It should be performed with care, otherwise the quality of briquettes could deteriorate and possible changes of combustion characteristics of briquettes could happen. The briquette surface temperature was measured with an IR camera and a surface temperature probe at 42 sections. It was found that the temperature of briquette surface dropped from 68 to 34 °C after 7 minutes spent at the cooling line. The temperature at the center of briquette, during the 6 hour storage, decreased to 38 °C.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-11-06
  • Revision Date2012-01-28
  • Acceptance Date2013-03-24
  • Online Date2013-04-01

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI121106009A

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