Below is a quick video that shows a large-scale wood pellet production plant in operation, and states the vast resources required for large scale automated production.
As you will notice from the video the pellets that the reporter holds up have a smooth reflective surface, these pellets are what we at PelHeat refer to as a quality pellets. These pellets resemble a colouring crayon, have a reflective surface and are also very strong, so withstand transportation well and contain very little fines.
Fines are the material that could not be compacted into a pellet, or if the pellets are soft are the material that breaks away from the pellets. Some pellet stoves and pellet boilers cannot operate properly with pellets that contain a lot of fines, so keeping fines to a minimum is important.
In the video they also mention moisture content, as the PelHeat Mobile Pelletizer does not contain equipment for controlling moisture, this is the prime responsibility of the user. There are various ways to measure and control moisture within the raw material, which we will be providing more information on in the future.
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