Overview Quaking aspen is generally considered to be a fire-adapted species because it regenerates prolifically after fire, and it can be replaced by more shade-tolerant tree species in the absence of fire. As early-successional aspen stands transition to greater conifer-dominance, they become increasingly fire prone, until fire returns, and aspen again temporarily dominate. While this disturba...

research conducted at Utah State University that identified factors to improve the success of regenerating aspen in southern Utah. Evaluating past si lvicultural regeneration treatments indicated that the presence of pre-harvest advance reproduction, site preparation by broadcast burning, and decreasing browsing pressure could increase the quantity of aspen regeneration. The outcomes are genera...

Question: How does competition between quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and white fir (Abies concolor) affect growth and spatial pattern of each species? Location: The northern Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Methods: In paired plots in mixed aspen(n5 3) or white fir-dominated (n5 2) stands, we mapped trees and saplings and recorded DBH, height, species, and condition and took increment core...

The direct (with air) gasification process of biomass in bubbling fluidized bed reactor was simulated using Aspen Plus®. divided three parts: the pyrolysis zone, combustion zone and reduction zone. simulation supported by an external MS-Excel® subroutine to define yield composition main components, namely, char, gas tar. Whereas processes were a kinetic model. These models calibrated thereafter...

The development of tools for the synthesis, design, and optimization biorefineries requires deep knowledge thermochemical processes involved in these schemes. For this project, three models from scientific literature were implemented to simulate processes: fast pyrolysis a fluidized bed, fixed-bed, fluidized-bed gasification using Aspen PlusTM software. These allow user obtain performance, cons...