<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The usefulness of raw material obtained from oak leaves, waste from paper mass and fragments of Miscanthus was verified with regard to pellet production. A batch of pellets produced therefrom was subjected to technological shear tests with the use of prototype equipment. Also pellets produced by well-known Polish producers were tested. The suggested method of technological shear enables obtaining credible results through standardization of tests conditions. Statistical processing of results proved that there are significant differences in the values of shear strength and unit shear work obtained for both group of pellets. An experimental batch of pellets has a lower density and thus lower shear strength which limits the scope of industrial application. The research which was carried out proved that there is a strong correlation between mechanical strength and density.</p></abstract>

The usefulness of raw material obtained from oak leaves, waste from paper mass and fragments of Miscanthus was verified with regard to pellet production. A batch of pellets produced therefrom was subjected to technological shear tests with the use of prototype equipment. Also pellets produced by well-known Polish producers were tested. The suggested method of technological shear enables obtaining credible results through standardization of tests conditions. Statistical processing of results proved that there are significant differences in the values of shear strength and unit shear work obtained for both group of pellets. An experimental batch of pellets has a lower density and thus lower shear strength which limits the scope of industrial application. The research which was carried out proved that there is a strong correlation between mechanical strength and density.

Shear Strength of the Selected Types of Pellets

Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Agricultural Engineering

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The usefulness of raw material obtained from oak leaves, waste from paper mass and fragments of Miscanthus was verified with regard to pellet production. A...

Shear Strength of the Selected Types of Pellets

Published Online: Oct 17, 2016

Page range: 35 - 42

Received: Dec 01, 2015

Accepted: Apr 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2016-0042

Keywords
shear strength, density, pellet

© 2016 Gabriel Czachor et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Shear Strength of the Selected Types of Pellets

Published Online: Oct 17, 2016

Page range: 35 - 42

Received: Dec 01, 2015

Accepted: Apr 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2016-0042

Keywordsshear strength, density, pellet

© 2016 Gabriel Czachor et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
shear strength, density, pellet