wood pellets, fir (#3257)

ID-number#3257
Materialwood pellets, fir
Classification CEN/TS 14961 classification ▸ Solid biofuels ▸ Woody biomass ▸ Wood processing industry ▸ Chemically untreated wood residues ▸ Without bark
ECN Phyllis classification ▸ untreated wood ▸ fir/pine/spruce ▸ wood, fir
NTA 8003 classification ▸ [100] hout ▸ [110] vers hout ▸ [130] naaldhout ▸ [131] naaldhout
CountryEstonia
Production date2009-09-01
Submitter organisationECN (Netherlands)

Values

Property Unit Value Std dev Det lim Lab Date Method Remarks
ar dry daf

Fuel Properties

Proximate Analysis
Moisture content wt% 6.50 TUT CEN/TS 14774-1,2,3
Volatile matter wt% 79.57 85.10 85.36 TUT
Ash content at 550°C wt% 0.28 0.30 TUT CEN/TS 14775
Fixed carbon wt% 13.65 14.60 14.64 Calculated

Ultimate Analysis
Sulphur wt% (dry) <0.05 TUT CEN/TS15289
Total (with halides) wt% 6.78 0.30 0.00 Calculated

Calorific Values
Net calorific value (LHV) MJ/kg 18.98 20.47 20.53 TUT CEN/TS 14918
Gross calorific value (HHV) MJ/kg 16.63 17.79 17.84 TUT

Physical Properties

Ash melting behaviour

European standard method
SH (shrinkage temperature) °C 1 330
DEF (deformation temperature) °C >1350

Particle size distribution
<0.25 mm wt% 12.80 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
0.25-0.5 mm wt% 17.80 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
0.5-1.0 mm wt% 36.10 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
1.0-1.4 mm wt% 17.20 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
1.4-2.0 mm wt% 11.40 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
2.0-2.8 mm wt% 2.20 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
2.8-3.15 mm wt% 0.00 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
3.15-8 mm wt% 2.40 CEN/TS 15149-1,2

Commonly used properties
Dimension, D mm 8 CEN/TS 14961
Dimension, L mm 25 CEN/TS 14961