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		Design of a Suspension Burner System for Forestry and Agricultural Residues (NRI)
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			Acknowledgements
			Note
			Summaries
			Introduction
			Description of the unit
			Principle of operation
			Experimental programme
			Monitoring and analysis of data
			Results of experimental work
			Discussion of results
			Dual-chamber brick-built fornace
			Suspension burner/timber drying system
			Conclusions
			References
			Appendices

Conclusions

It is concluded that:

· a suspension burner system, to combust particulate woodwaste efficiently at a rate of up to 28 kg/h, and provide a heat output of approximately 500 MJ/h, has been successfully developed;
· an alternative system for the combustion of groundnut shells, coir dust and rice husks, such as the dual-chamber brick-built furnace is required;
· the choice of feeder system is likely to depend on equipment availability and the characteristics of the material to be fed; and
· a suspension burner/timber drying system of 16 m3 capacity using woodwaste as a fuel has been successfully developed.