Bio
Fuels
MoistScan® is particularly suited to measuring
moisture in many bio-fuel applications including:
Woodchip
• Wood flake
• Wood Shavings
• Hog Fuel
•
Bagasse
• Straw
Examples of applications
| Sugar Mill -
NSW, Australia |
Instrument:
Material:
Installation:
Moisture:
Purpose: |
MA-500HD
Bagasse
By-product from the sugar milling process loaded on
large troughed conveyors
24 - 38%
Monitor moisture of bagasse to improve combustibility of
the fuel |
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Instrument:
Material:
Installation:
Moisture:
Purpose: |
MA-500HD
Woodchip
On Conveyor Feed to Boiler
48 - 54%
Monitor moisture woodchip feed to boiler to optimize
combustion efficiency |
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| Pulp and Sugar Mill - Canada |
Instrument:
Material:
Installation:
Moisture:
Purpose: |
MA-500HD
Hog Fuel (mixed blend of milled bark, sawdust and an
oil-based sludge)
On conveyor feed belt to boiler
Average = 50%, Range = 40-60%
Process automation and feed-forward control
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