EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF PRODUCTION FACTORS ON THE PROPERTIES OF PEAT BRIQUETTES

The influence of the compacting pressure and moisture content of a raw peat material on such properties of fuel briquettes as the density, volume heat of combustion, compressive mechanical strength, hardness, and water absorption has been determined. Based on the results of investigations, regression dependences, characterizing the functional relationship between the noted compaction conditions and the quality indices of peat fuel, have been obtained. The optimal values of the compacting pressure and moisture content of peat that correspond to the most energy-effi cient compaction regimes have been substantiated.
   
Author:  Sh. A. Piralishvili, A. A. Birfel′d, E. G. Stepanov, A. S. Mikhailov, and N. S. Spesivtseva
Keywords:  peat, briquettes, compaction, fuel, energy effi ciency, compacting pressure, moisture content of raw materia
Page:  339