Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2017, 19(11):94-100 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2017.2A.94-100

The Impact of Bark Content in Wood Pellets on Emission Production During Combustion in Small Heat Source

Michal Holubcik1, Jozef Jandacka1, Matej Palacka1, Nikola Kantova1, Ewa Jachniak2, Petr Pavlik3
1 Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia
2 Institute of Engineering and Environmental Protection, University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland
3 Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB - Technical University Ostrava, Czech Republic

The combustion of biomass is relatively complicated. To minimize the emission production it is necessary to ensure the optimal setting of combustion process. The article deals with the impact of bark content in wood biomass on performance and emission parameters of a small heat source. The increasing content of bark in wood biomass changes its chemical composition and parameters, namely its net calorific value, ash content, ash fusion temperature and others. During experiments samples of wood pellets made from spruce having 1, 2, 5 and 10 percent bark content together with a reference sample without any bark content were burned. The samples were burned in a hot water boiler with a rated output of 18 kW. It was found out that with the increasing bark content, the thermal output of the heat source decreases and the emission production increases, particularly the production of both carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM). At the same time it was confirmed that with the increasing bark content the amount of ash also increases. Results showed that the burning of wood pellets with higher bark content has a more negative impact on the environment.

Keywords: wood biomass; bark; emissions; particulate matter

Published: April 30, 2017  Show citation

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Holubcik, M., Jandacka, J., Palacka, M., Kantova, N., Jachniak, E., & Pavlik, P. (2017). The Impact of Bark Content in Wood Pellets on Emission Production During Combustion in Small Heat Source. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 19(2A), 94-100. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2017.2A.94-100
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