The TFZ Straubing has conducted a study regarding “rapid determination of the water content of wood chips”. This is a short summary of the results for the tested online moisture measurement systems.
There are plenty of different measuring methods to determine the residual moisture of material such as bulk solids. Now we are focusing on the capacitive functional principle. Inter alia it finds its use in in-line moisture measurement (directly integrated within a working process).
Choosing the most appropriate moisture measurement regarding customised producition processes more often is a long-term project. Advantages and disadvantages of the several measuring methods and products need to be weighed up against each other thoroughly. This article should give you a shoert review of all esablished moisture measuring methods.
Realization of continual quality monitoring of coffee beans by implementing a moisture measurement in the automated bags loading- and unloading system "Copal - C2 bags handling line". Four moisture sensors detect the water content of coffee beans instantly. Immediate outward transfer of the jute sacks with high moisture values.
The application area of timber is extremely diverse. The increasing demand of timber or rather biomass used for renewable energies, allows the question after efficient wood production processes. The energy production through the renewable recource is CO2 neutral, because the combustion of timber blew out that much CO2 than it recieved during its whole lifetime. If wood is used for biomass production fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas will be saved. Due to this powerful arguments wood as an renewable energy supplier will be even more important in the future than it is today.
The EON Powerplant in Rotterdam is the biggest coal fired powerplant in Europe. The plant is able to fire 30% Biomass and a environmental friendly exhaust-desulphurisation unit is also installed. Thats where the ACO moisture sensors are operating and contributing an environmental friendly contribution.