Simulation of stump crushing and truck transport of chips

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-250

  Asikainen, Antti ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Forest energy; Simulation; Stumps; Wood fuel; Wood harvesting

Indexed keywords

CRUSHED MATERIALS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL; DISTRICT-HEATING PLANTS; END USERS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SIMULATION; FINLAND; FOREST ENERGY; LOGGING RESIDUES; MOBILE CRUSHERS; OPTIMAL SETS; ROAD TRANSPORTS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; SMALL-DIAMETER; SPREADSHEET MODELS; STATIC MODEL; STUMPS; TRANSPORT DISTANCES; TRANSPORTATION DISTANCE;

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUSHERS; CRUSHING; ENERGY HARVESTING; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HARVESTING; LANDING; ROADS AND STREETS; SUPPLY CHAINS; TRUCKS; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

AUTOMOBILES; CHIPS; CRUSHERS; CRUSHING; FORESTS; FUELS; GRINDING; SIMULATION; STUMPS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORT; TRUCKS; WOOD;

EID: 77953508211     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2010.488656     Document Type: Article

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