[Gasification] making wood pellets

[Jeff Davis]

Oops, just as I was about to fall a sleep it hit me, I forgot:

Yes if you do not heat the die the friction of densification will heat the die 
BUT you will have increased die wear and increased power requirement. So heat 
the die to have longer die life and use less energy. Well in regards to the 
energy, thats if you have cheaper heat than electric motor energy (it's 
getting late).

Good night

Jeff



On Wednesday 30 August 2006 01:09 am, Jeff Davis wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 August 2006 09:59 pm, Mark Ludlow wrote:
> > Toby,
> > Is that 3,000 psi? It seems like the mechanical pressure alone would
> > generate the modest temperature.
>
> Some dies are steam heated, some are not.
>
> Jeff

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