Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass Pellets
Cooling is an important process during the production of pellets (as post-treatment). The pellet cooling process significantly impacts the quality of the pellets produced and the systematic use of energy. However, the cooling systems currently in use sometimes encounter technical problems, such as c...
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doaj-7bfecccf5b944b9582bccbc9956fa2962021-07-01T00:25:50ZengMDPI AGProcesses2227-97172021-06-0191060106010.3390/pr9061060Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass PelletsDavid Žurovec0Lucie Jezerská1Jan Nečas2Jakub Hlosta3Jan Diviš4Jiří Zegzulka5ENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicENET Centre, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicCooling is an important process during the production of pellets (as post-treatment). The pellet cooling process significantly impacts the quality of the pellets produced and the systematic use of energy. However, the cooling systems currently in use sometimes encounter technical problems, such as clogging of the perforated grids (sieves), the discharge hopper, or pellet degradation may occur. Therefore, a prototype of a new pellet cooling system using a vibrating feeder was tested. The aim of the study is to present a new variation of pellet cooling system using spiral vibration cooler as a possible solution next to a counterflow cooler. The presented system was tested (critically evaluated and discussed) in two design variants. The first variant consists in cooling by chaotic movement of the pellets. The second is then in combination with the chaotic movement of the pellets together with the action of intense air flow using specially placed air hoses. All tests involved pelletization of rapeseed straw. It was found that both cooling system variants could, realistically, be used. However, the variant with an intense air flow was more energy-intensive, a factor which is, however, offset by the higher quality of the pellets. No negative impact of vibrations to pellets quality was occur. Studies provide insight into new usable technologies that do not reduce the efficiency of the process as a result of grate clogging.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/6/1060biomass pelletcontinual cooling and handlingrapeseed wastevibration feeding |
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David Žurovec Lucie Jezerská Jan Nečas Jakub Hlosta Jan Diviš Jiří Zegzulka Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass Pellets Processes biomass pellet continual cooling and handling rapeseed waste vibration feeding |
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David Žurovec Lucie Jezerská Jan Nečas Jakub Hlosta Jan Diviš Jiří Zegzulka |
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Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass Pellets |
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Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass Pellets |
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Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass Pellets |
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Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass Pellets |
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Spiral Vibration Cooler for Continual Cooling of Biomass Pellets |
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spiral vibration cooler for continual cooling of biomass pellets |
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Cooling is an important process during the production of pellets (as post-treatment). The pellet cooling process significantly impacts the quality of the pellets produced and the systematic use of energy. However, the cooling systems currently in use sometimes encounter technical problems, such as clogging of the perforated grids (sieves), the discharge hopper, or pellet degradation may occur. Therefore, a prototype of a new pellet cooling system using a vibrating feeder was tested. The aim of the study is to present a new variation of pellet cooling system using spiral vibration cooler as a possible solution next to a counterflow cooler. The presented system was tested (critically evaluated and discussed) in two design variants. The first variant consists in cooling by chaotic movement of the pellets. The second is then in combination with the chaotic movement of the pellets together with the action of intense air flow using specially placed air hoses. All tests involved pelletization of rapeseed straw. It was found that both cooling system variants could, realistically, be used. However, the variant with an intense air flow was more energy-intensive, a factor which is, however, offset by the higher quality of the pellets. No negative impact of vibrations to pellets quality was occur. Studies provide insight into new usable technologies that do not reduce the efficiency of the process as a result of grate clogging. |
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biomass pellet continual cooling and handling rapeseed waste vibration feeding |
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