[Gasification] Silage Wagon Dryer for Wood Chips

[Schmidt, Darren]

See: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/schmidtchipdryer

2000 lbs/hr - drying wood from 45% down to 15 - 25% moisture.

Heat supplied by engine exhaust, or gas burner exhaust through the duct at
the top.  Flow was in the range of 5000 cfm.  The system was
designed/optimized with a thermodynamic model.

A fan pulled the air through the system, downdraft, exhausting at the sides
close to the wagon floor.  Details can be found in the Camp Lejeune report
published by EPA that is linked to the story.

Merry Christmas!

Darren D. Schmidt, P.E., Research Manager
Energy & Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota
15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018 
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018
Phone: (701) 777-5120
Fax: (701) 777-5181
dschmidt at undeerc.org
www.undeerc.org