BIOMASS PROCESSING
Table 1. Terminal Velocities for different particle lengths of three biomass selections.
Location
Vt Readings from the TVTS (m/s)
Std. Dev.
Vt Calculated for Spherical Object (m/s)
1.27cm Dry Wheat Straw
Node
4.91
0.18
4.92
0.20
Internode
3.35
0.16
3.37
0.15
2.54cm Dry Switchgrass
6.59
0.22
6.61
5.07
0.32
5.10
0.31
2.54cm Wet Switchgrass
8.43
0.39
8.50
5.93
0.40
5.99
1.27cm Dry Switchgrass
7.50
0.33
7.58
5.53
0.14
5.59
1.27cm Wet Switchgrass
0.23
8.54
0.25
6.23
6.29
0.30
0.635cm Dry Switchgrass
7.60
5.41
0.10
5.44
0.635cm Wet Switchgrass
9.62
9.67
5.92
0.27
5.95
0.26
1.27cm Dry Corn Pith
4.01
1.09
3.72
2.84
0.12
2.87
0.13
1.27cm Dry Corn Rind
6.93
6.96
5.83
5.87
1.27cm Wet Corn Pith
7.51
0.41
7.54
3.11
0.38
3.13
1.27cm Wet Corn Rind
7.74
0.34
7.76
7.63
0.29
7.66