Effects of Changing Drive Control Method of Idling Wood Size Reduction Machines on Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions

• Published in: Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 137 - 151
• Main Authors: Warguła, Łukasz, Lijewski, Piotr, Kukla, Mateusz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sveuciliste U Zagrebu 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Air quality management; Combustion; Control systems; Energy use; Machinery; Magneto-electric machines; Methods; Nitrogen oxide; Poland

Operating conditions often fluctuate during processing of branches and sawmill offcuts using low-power wood size reduction machines (WSRMs), mainly due to changes in wood supply frequency. This results in relatively high proportions of idling time. Fuel consumption and associated exhaust emissions o...