A Comparative Study of Diffusion Coefficients from Convective and IR Drying of Woodchip
- Submitting institution
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The University of Lancaster
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 319310056
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.11159/jffhmt.2020.007
- Title of journal
- Journal of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer
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- First page
- 66
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2368-6111
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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3
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Funded by the ERDF, this work aimed to develop heat transfer models to allow Bowland Bioenergy to design four-season operation of its woodchips drying process. Using British Standards methods, IR halogen and convective drying processes were studied on the laboratory and industrial scales respectively. Results allowed for the realisation of models describing heat transfer and moisture content kinetics during the drying process which are now being used by Bowland to manage its drying operation throughout the year, reducing energy consumption by 39 % and saving 8.63 tCO2e annually (verification: Mike Ingoldby, mike@bowlandbioenergy.co.uk). The work was awarded Best Poster at HTFF20.
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- Non-English
- No
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