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Biomass is a general term used to describe any natural based material which can be used as a fuel source. Oil plus gas are made from natural based life forms from thousands of years ago, and are not component of the current carbon cycle, they are therefore not regarded as wood. One of the most common materials used for biomass energy today is wood plus waste wood resources. For example is developing countries biomass is still heavily used as the main source of fuel to cook food and boil water.
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One of the most practical and efficient ways to convert woody biomass into an efficient fuel source, is to upgrade the wood into pellets, to be used in a biomass pellet boiler. A biomass pellet is a highly compressed form of wood, which contains very little water. The biomass pellet boiler automatically feeds the pellets from a hopper into the burn pot. Presently the pellet energy plus pellet boiler market are dominated by wood pellets, though there are many other forms of wood which can be used. For instance, here at PelHeat we have a wood boiler which burns a variety of pellet fuels. At present we burn a majority wheat grass pellets. Wheat straw pellets contain almost the same amount of energy as wood pellets, though are much cheaper to make. The reason wheat straw pellets are cheaper to manufacture, is because the raw material is still regarded as an inconvenience. Also it takes much less fuel to compress wheat grass into pellets, compared to biomass. The disadvantage by wheat grass pellets is the increased amount of ash that is created. Straw pellets also produce an ash which melts at a lower temperature. Melting ash turns into a hard clinker formation once cooled. We specifically purchased our wood boiler by way of a burn pot and auger designs which could remove the clinker away from the burning zone. Yet most pellet stoves in addition to pellet boilers cannot deal by means of clinker formations.
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Through our research of how diverse biomass pellets burn, along with the knowledge that we gathered we have complied into a guide called the pellet stove in addition to boiler guide. The a mixture of features which are more crucial for efficient incineration. These include burn pot designs, auger feed mechanisms along with many other features. At PelHeat we also research in addition to develop pellet production solutions. There are a mixture of pieces of pellet equipment used to manufacture biomass as well as biomass pellets. However before a pellet can be created, the raw material must be dried to around 15% moisture. Virgin biomass resources usually contain around 50% moisture, so drying is commonly required. Though many other wood materials including many straws, grasses plus fuel crops can be harvested at the correct moisture content. As these resources do not call for drying, the fuel used to manufacture the pellets is much less. This means that they are not only cheaper to make, they are also better for the natural world, developing a lower carbon footprint. Once the matter has been dried, it is now ready for pellet compression. This usually takes place in the pellet mill, also known as a pellet press or pellet machinery. After compression strong durable pellets are shaped to be used in the wood boiler.
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