04-01-2010 1 CAE analysis and optimization of energy consumption and costs of wood drying with use of different drying techniques Željko Gorišek 1 , Uroš Firšt 1 , Aleš Straže 1 1 Department of Wood Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 22 nd –23 rd October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal Department of Wood Science and Technology Biotechnical faculty University of Ljubljana Cost E53 Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood products Economic and Technical aspects on quality control for wood and wood products Department for Wood Science and Technology Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana What What to do to do for for optimal technical, technological optimal technical, technological and economical decision and economical decision? Obligatory Obligatory evaluation and detail analyses of evaluation and detail analyses of time ime, energy consumption energy consumption, cost cost , wood wood quality quality. Cost E53 Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood products Economic and Technical aspects on quality control for wood and wood products Department for Wood Science and Technology Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana 22 nd – 23 rd October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal INTRODUCTION
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CAE analysis and optimization of energy consumption and costs of wood drying with use
of different drying techniques
Željko Gorišek1, Uroš Firšt1, Aleš Straže1
1Department of Wood Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana,
22nd – 23rd October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal
Department of Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical facultyUniversity of Ljubljana
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
WhatWhat to do to do forfor optimal technical, technological optimal technical, technological and economical decisionand economical decision??
ObligatoryObligatory evaluation and detail analyses of evaluation and detail analyses of
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Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
22nd – 23rd October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal
INTRODUCTION
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Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
INTRODUCTION
The decision is not � simple or
� the same for different cases.
Influencing the large number of variables :� timber species,
� timber dimensions,
� initial and final moisture content,
� type and size of dryers,
� energy availability and its price,
� etc.
The aim of this study
� For different drying techniques set up the CAE simulation of:� Drying kinetics (drying curve, drying schedule, drying rate and time etc.)
� Drying quality (target MC, MC gradient, deffect, ….)
� Energy consumption (total amount, specific energy consumption for kg of water or for m3, kind of energy and their proportion, etc.)
� Costs of drying (influence of MC).
� To make a model for choosing the best combination of drying techniques
� To calculate the optimum MCt at which change of drying techniques would bring the best results.
Verification of the model and the calculation of transition MCton the example of air pre-drying and kiln drying processes.
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
Lumber yard •Dimensions (pile spacing,roads, air circulation)•Accessory equipment(stickers, roofs, footingsBASIC DATA
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20 40 60 80
0,80
0,60
0,40
0,20
Moisture content [%]
Sp
eci
fic
dry
ing
co
st [
eu
r/m
3h
]
MCt
Costs of air drying
Costs of kiln drying
MCt – transition moisture
content
Comparison of
drying costs
between two
different drying
techniques
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
du
dCost
du
dCost kilair =
METHOD
Species beech wood board ( Fagus silvatica L)Thickness 38 mmInitial MC fresh woodFina MC EMC with environment conditionTime 8 series - every month from December to July Samples 10 samples
Drying rate model
Evaluation of drying process :Drying time and drying rateMoisture content and MC gradientCasehardeningDeffects
))((1 cuuke
a
t
u−−+
=∆∆
AIR DRYINGAIR DRYING
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
MATERIAL
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0
20
40
60
80
100
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
MC
T
j
EMC
MC
T
ϕ
EMC
Drying time [h]
MC
, T
, ϕϕ ϕϕ
, E
MC
Drying time [h]
MC
, T
, ϕϕ ϕϕ
, E
MC
KILN DRYINGKILN DRYINGSpecies beech wood board ( Fagus silvatica L)Thickness 38 mmInitial MC fresh wood (MC i = 78 ±±±± 12%)Fina MC MC f ≈≈≈≈ 8 %Samples 13 samples
Time
Kiln 8,5 m x 7,6 x 5,8 mm (V = 81,65 m 3)
Evaluation of drying process :Drying time and drying rateMoisture content and MC gradientCasehardeningDeffects
=ϑα65
25ln
1 d
MC
MCt
f
i
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
MATERIAL
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
nov dec jan feb mar apr maj jun jul avgt [meseci]Ur [%] T [°C]
D e c J a n F e b M a r A p r M a y J u n J u l A u g1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
1 0 0
MC
[%]
t [ m o n t h ]
Air drying curves for 38 mm thick beech wood timber.
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TEMPERATURE
EMC
Each curverepresentsaverage valueof 10 boars
RESULTS
AIR DRYING CURVES
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Typical dependence of drying rate from wood moisture content for winter and
spring drying period for 38 mm thick beech wood timber.
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1000
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Dry
ing
rate
du/
dt
[%/d
ay]
Moisture content u [%]
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 600
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Dry
ing
rat
e d
u/d
t [%
/day
]
Moisture content u [%]
WINTER SPRING
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RESULTS
AIR DRYING RATE ))((1 cuuke
a
t
u−−+
=∆∆
0,00
2,00
4,00
6,00
8,00
0 20 40 60 80 100
JUL
JUN
MAY
APR
MAR
FEB
JAN
DEC
Dry
ing
ra
te [
%/d
ay
]
Moisture content [%]
Influence of drying rate from wood moisture content from December to July.
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PeriodInitial
MC (ui)[%]
Final MC(uf)
[%]
Max. drying rate
[%/day]Uc[%]
DEC - APR 68,3 18,8 2,3 47,1
JAN – APR 87,0 17,8 1,4 37,0
FEB - MAY 80,7 17,9 2,1 44,7
MAR – JUN 74,4 18,8 2,4 40,1
APR – JUL 79,8 18,4 6,3 52,3
MAY – JUL 57,3 17,9 5,6 45,9
JUN – AVG 67,2 19,1 3,5 43,7
JUL - SEP 78,7 17,9 7,8 53,6
Drying period, initial and final moisture content, maximal drying rate and moisture content of the
quickest decrease of drying rate for eight air drying processes for 38 mm thick beech wood.
moisture content EMC) and drying curve for 38 mm thick beech wood
timber.
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
RESULTS
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
MC
T
ϕ
EMC
Drying time [h]
MC
, T
, ϕϕ ϕϕ
, E
MC
KILN DRYING SCHEDULE
Increase of drying costs during air drying for eight series (DEC – JUL),
for 38 mm thick beech wood timber.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL
Co
sts
[ EU
R/m
3 h
]
Moisture content [%]
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
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RESULTS
AIR DRYING - COSTS
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Costs of air drying
Costs of kiln drying
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
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Moisture content [%]
Sp
eci
fic
dry
ing
co
st [
eu
r/m
3h
]
20 40 60 80
0,80
0,60
0,40
0,20
MCt
RESULTS
0,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
50,0
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL
Mo
istu
reco
nte
nt
[%]
Calculated optimal transition moisture contents (MCt) from air to kiln drying for eight drying periods for 38 mm thick
beech wood timber.
TRANSITION MOISTURE CONTENT MCt
Costs of air drying
Costs of kiln drying
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control for wood and wood products
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Moisture content [%]
Sp
eci
fic
dry
ing
co
st [
eu
r/m
3h
]
20 40 60 80
0,80
0,60
0,40
0,20
MCt
RESULTS
Reduction of kiln drying time with use of air predrying from green condition to transition MC for eight drying
periods for 38 mm thick beech wood timber.
Air dryingKiln
drying
MCiMCf
29,2
29,2
34,8
40,9
48,1
37
48,1
49,7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
Reduction of kiln drying time [%]
DRYING TIME
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Costs of air drying
Costs of kiln drying
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
Moisture content [%]
Sp
eci
fic
dry
ing
co
st [
eu
r/m
3h
]
20 40 60 80
0,80
0,60
0,40
0,20
MCt
RESULTS
Energy saving during kiln drying with use of air predrying from green condition to transition MC for eight drying
periods for 38 mm thick beech wood timber.
Air dryingKiln
drying
MCiMCf
48
48,8
56
62,3
71,4
57,2
71,4
72,1
0 20 40 60 80
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
Energy saving [%]
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Costs of air drying
Costs of kiln drying
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
Moisture content [%]
Sp
eci
fic
dry
ing
co
st [
eu
r/m
3h
]
20 40 60 80
0,80
0,60
0,40
0,20
MCt
RESULTS
Reduction of costs for kiln drying with use of air predrying from green condition to transition MC for eight drying
periods for 38 mm thick beech wood timber.
Air drying
Kilndrying
MCiMCf
SAVING15,8
8,7
18,2
21,4
34,9
27
32,5
33,2
0 20 40 60 80
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
Reduction of costs[%]
COSTS
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Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
CONCLUSIONS
With analyzing and comparing the costs of more drying processes we are able to predict the wood moisture content at which alteration from air to kiln drying would get the best results.
With this method we can predict:� the potentional energy savings, � the lowering of kiln drying time and consequently rising
of available kiln drying capacities� the costs saving.
The model can be used for optimising the combination of anydrying techniques.
Cost E53Cost E53 Quality of wood and wood productsEconomic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products
Department for Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical FacultyUniversity of Ljubljana
Thank you for your attention !
CAE analysis and optimization of energy consumption and costs of wood drying with use of different drying techniques
• Željko Gorišek1, Uroš Firšt1, Aleš Straže1
•
22nd – 23rd October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal
Department of Wood Science and TechnologyBiotechnical facultyUniversity of Ljubljana