ICS ENERGIETECHNIK
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Fuel

Fuel



ICS ENERGIETECHNIKsupplies systems that are able to burn a wide variety of biomass-based fuels. Chopped fuels are burnt in furnaces fed using conveyor screws; bark and larger cuttings, on the other hand, are burnt in systems fed using hydraulic fuel feeds.

Hackschnitzel Rinde Holzstaub aus Span- und MDF-Platten Sägespäne

Fuel values
Fuel type Water Weight Fuel value Fuel value Consumption Consumption
% kg/m3 kWh / kg* kWh / m3* kg / h / 1000 kW** m3 / h / 1000 kW**
Wood dust from chipboard and MDF boards 5 260  4,25 1.105 235 0,90
Cuttings from chipboard and MDF boards, up to 30 mm long 5 240 4,25 1.020 235 0,98
Spruce cuttings up to 30 mm long 15 165 3,70 610 270 1,64
30 192 2,90 557 345 1,80
50 269 1,93 519 518 1,93
Larch cuttings up to 30 mm long 15 207 3,70 766 270 1,31
30 244 2,90 708 345 1,41
50 342 1,93 659 518 1,52
Pine cuttings up to 30 mm long 15 193 3,70 714 270 1,40
30 223 2,90 653 345 1,53
50 313 1,93 604 518 1,66
Beech and oak cuttings up to 30 mm long 15 250 3,45 861 290 1,16
30 287 2,74 786 365 1,27
50 402 1,79 720 559 1,39
Bark 15 155 3,65 565 274 1,77
30 183 2,91 533 344 1,88
50 256 1,91 489 524 2,04
Shavings 12 100 3,90 390 256 2,56


*   The fuel values are based on a plant efficiency of 85%.
**  Fuel consumption in kg or in m³ during one hour of operation with a performance of 1,000 kW.

The above values are rough estimates for which we cannot be held liable. Project-specific fuel data must be used for operational calculations.