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Table 1 Properties of biomass fuels

From: The influence of parameters variability on biomass selection for energy use

Fuel type

Formula d.b.a.f. a

LHV (MJ kg −1 )

Sa (−) b

Er (mm) c

S d

Wood pellet #1 (wp1)

CH1.48O0.71

16.3

5.79

3.8

0.87

Wood pellet #2 (wp2)

CH1.49O0.55

18.3

6.96

4.4

0.84

Brassica pellet (bp)

CH1.41O0.78

13.1

5.21

4.1

0.86

Poplar pellet (pp)

CH1.55O0.75

14.9

5.59

4.2

0.85

RDF pellet (rdfp)

CH1.48O0.57

14.6

4.39

7.4

0.87

Olive stone (os)

CH1.50O0.64

15.3

6.26

4.2

0.98

Almond shell (as)

CH1.40O0.68

15.6

5.89

6.5

0.54

  1. aDry basis ash free.
  2. bKg of dry air per kg of fuel burnt.
  3. cRadius of equivalent sphere. \( {E}_r={\left(\frac{3{S}_{\mathrm{vol}}}{4\pi}\right)}^{\raisebox{1ex}{$1$}\!\left/ \!\raisebox{-1ex}{$3$}\right.} \); S vol sphere volume (mm3).
  4. dSphericity. \( S=\frac{\pi^{\frac{1}{3}}{\left(6{V}_p\right)}^{\frac{2}{3}}}{A_p} \); V p volume of the characteristic particle (m3); A p surface area of the characteristic particle (m2).
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Energy, Sustainability and Society

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