Improved energy efficiency in sawmill drying system

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 891-901

  Anderson, Jan Olof ^a   Westerlund, Lars ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass; Drying technology; Energy efficiency; Kiln; Sawmill; Timber

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BRICKMAKING; DRYING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; KILNS; LUMBER; PROFITABILITY; SAWMILLS; TECHNOLOGY; TIMBER;

BIOMASS CONSUMPTION; DRYING TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HEAT-PUMP TECHNOLOGY; INTERNAL HEAT PRODUCTION; OPEN ABSORPTION SYSTEMS; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY;

SAWING;

ABSORPTION; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LOW TEMPERATURE; MILL; TIMBER;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84883722827     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.041     Document Type: Article

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