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The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry
This paper considers the opportunities for the South African and Zimbabwean Saw-milling Industry to be self-sufficient in the generation of power for its own industrial electrical energy requirements. The analysis of the wood residue arising from saw-milling operations in the southern African contex...
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| author | Cochrane, Edward Denzil Dundonald |
| author2 | Dutkiewicz, Ryszard Karol |
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| description | This paper considers the opportunities for the South African and Zimbabwean Saw-milling Industry to be self-sufficient in the generation of power for its own industrial electrical energy requirements. The analysis of the wood residue arising from saw-milling operations in the southern African context confirms that there is a substantial amount of fuel available for the main heating requirement of a wet saw-mill. This heat is generally supplied in the form of steam to the timber drying and conditioning kilns that form part of the timber production process. One of the principal arguments put forward for cogeneration is that by passing steam through a condensing or back pressure turbine the entire power demand of a saw-mill can be met as well as the heat for the kilning process. Due to the situation of unbalanced load that persists at nearly all the saw-mills, there is a surplus of power that is often difficult to dispose of economically. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/21758 The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry Cochrane, Edward Denzil Dundonald Dutkiewicz, Ryszard Karol Energy Research This paper considers the opportunities for the South African and Zimbabwean Saw-milling Industry to be self-sufficient in the generation of power for its own industrial electrical energy requirements. The analysis of the wood residue arising from saw-milling operations in the southern African context confirms that there is a substantial amount of fuel available for the main heating requirement of a wet saw-mill. This heat is generally supplied in the form of steam to the timber drying and conditioning kilns that form part of the timber production process. One of the principal arguments put forward for cogeneration is that by passing steam through a condensing or back pressure turbine the entire power demand of a saw-mill can be met as well as the heat for the kilning process. Due to the situation of unbalanced load that persists at nearly all the saw-mills, there is a surplus of power that is often difficult to dispose of economically. 2016-09-14T12:55:39Z 2016-09-14T12:55:39Z 1998 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21758 eng application/pdf Energy Research Centre Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Energy Research Cochrane, Edward Denzil Dundonald The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry |
| title_full | The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry |
| title_fullStr | The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry |
| title_short | The use of biomass for electric power generation in the South African and Zimbabwean saw-milling industry |
| title_sort | use of biomass for electric power generation in the south african and zimbabwean saw milling industry |
| topic | Energy Research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21758 |
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