BIOMASS PROCESSING

Table 1. Terminal Velocities for different particle lengths of three biomass selections.


Biomass

 

Location

Vt Readings from the TVTS (m/s)

Std. Dev.

Vt Calculated for Spherical Object (m/s)

Std. Dev.

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

 

Node

6.59

0.22

6.61

0.22

Internode

5.07

0.32

5.10

0.31

2.54cm Wet Switchgrass

 

Node

8.43

0.39

8.50

0.39

Internode

5.93

0.40

5.99

0.39

1.27cm Dry Switchgrass

 

Node

7.50

0.33

7.58

0.31

Internode

5.53

0.14

5.59

0.18

1.27cm Wet Switchgrass

 

Node

8.50

0.23

8.54

0.25

Internode

6.23

0.31

6.29

0.30

0.635cm Dry Switchgrass

 

Node

7.58

0.23

7.60

0.22

Internode

5.41

0.10

5.44

0.10

0.635cm Wet Switchgrass

 

Node

9.62

0.30

9.67

0.30

Internode

5.92

0.27

5.95

0.26

1.27cm Dry Corn Pith

 

Node

4.01

1.09

3.72

0.32

Internode

2.84

0.12

2.87

0.13

1.27cm Dry Corn Rind

 

Node

6.93

0.33

6.96

0.32

Internode

5.83

0.15

5.87

0.15

1.27cm Wet Corn Pith

 

Node

7.51

0.41

7.54

0.41

Internode

3.11

0.38

3.13

0.39

1.27cm Wet Corn Rind

 

Node

7.74

0.34

7.76

0.34

Internode

7.63

0.29

7.66

0.29








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