Gasifier Calculations

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Feasibility of wood vs. charcoal - volume considerations

  • Wood pellets - 640 kg/cu m [1]
  • Volume density of wood chips- 240-520 480 kg/cu m [2]
  • Volume density of charcoal - 240-480 kg/cu m ; 208 [3]
  • Energy volume density of wood - 14-18 MJ/kg
  • Energy volume density of charcoal - 30 MJ/kg [4]
  • 1MJ = .3 kWhr