Feasibility of Solar-Enhanced Drying of Woody Biomass

investigating the feasibility of a proposed model for geometric design of deployable arch structures

deployable scissor type structures are composed of the so-called scissor-like elements (sles), which are connected to each other at an intermediate point through a pivotal connection and allow them to be folded into a compact bundle for storage or transport. several sles are connected to each other in order to form units with regular polygonal plan views. the sides and radii of the polygons are...

Transpirational Drying and Costs for Transporting Woody Biomass a Preliminary Review

High transport costs arc a factor to consider in the use of forest residues for fuel. Costs can be reduced by increasing haul capacities, reducing high moisture contents, and improving trucking efficiency. The literature for transpirational drying and the economics of hauling woody biomass is summa&& here. Some additional, unpublished roundwood and chipdrying test results are also included.

Feasibility of Woody Biomass Harvesting in Managed Pine Plantations in Northwest Florida

Struggling with complex environmental decision making often makes us feel that only the wizard in the movie, ‘‘The Wizard of Oz’’ (Fleming in Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, California, 1939) can produce agreeable solutions. However, this need not be the case if we distinguish between the technical information used in decision making versus the process of decision making. Making environmenta...

Bimodality of woody cover and biomass

Discussions This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Earth System Dynamics (ESD). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in ESD if available. Abstract Multiple states of woody cover under similar climate conditions are found in both conceptual models and observations. Due to the limitation of the observed woody cover data set, it is unclear whether the observed bimo...

Sustainable Production of Woody Biomass for Energy