Moisture content determination in solid biofuels by dielectric and NIR reflection methods

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 935-943

  Jensen, Peter Daugbjerg ^a   Hartmann, Hans ^b   Böhm, Thorsten ^b   Temmerman, Michael ^c   Rabier, Fabienne ^c   Morsing, Merete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Technologie und Förderzentrum im Kompetenzzentrum für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe TFZ   (Germany)

^c Departement Genie Rural   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dielectric measurement; Fuel chips; Moisture content; NIR; On site measurement; Solid biofuel

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENT; FUEL CHIPS; ON SITE MEASUREMENT; SOLID BIOFUELS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALIBRATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; MOISTURE;

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALIBRATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; MOISTURE; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

BIOFUEL; CALIBRATION; FUELWOOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; NEAR INFRARED;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 33749609362     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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