An experimental study on temperature in ultrasonic vibration-assisted pelleting of cellulosic biomass

ASME 2010 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 519-524

  Feng, Q ^a,b   Cong, W L ^b   Zhang, M ^b   Pei, Z J ^b   Ren, C Z ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulosic biomass; Density; Temperature; Ultrasonic vibration assisted pelleting

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS TEMPERATURE; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; COMPACTION MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FEEDRATE; HANDLING COSTS; HANDLING EFFICIENCY; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION; PELLETING PROCESS; TRAVEL DISTANCE; ULTRASONIC POWER; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION;

BIOMASS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MANUFACTURE; PELLETIZING; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 82455174823     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/MSEC2010-34148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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