Engineered woody biomass baling system
US7987776B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B9/3014
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A woody biomass baler having a baling chamber adapted to receive woody biomass material, a compression system adapted to compact the material into a rectangular bale in the chamber, and an ejection system adapted to move the bale from the chamber, wherein the baling chamber has a front wall consisting of a reciprocating compression platen corresponding in dimensions to the width W and height H of the bale, opposing upper and lower walls corresponding in dimensions to the length L and either of the W and H of the bale, and opposing sidewalls corresponding in dimensions to the L and the other of the W and H of the bale, wherein each chamber wall selected from among the upper wall, the lower wall, and each of the sidewalls can withstand a minimum distributed force perpendicular to the selected wall of between (0.11×Pp psi×Aw) pounds and (0.5×Pp psi×Aw×SF) pounds, wherein Pp is the maximum pressure that the compression system can apply to the material, Aw is the area of the selected wall expressed in square inches, and SF is a safety factor calculated by dividing the design failure load of the compression platen by Pp.
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