If a flat, horizontal section of belting can be incorporated into the feed system, simply run it across a flat plate supported by load cells ad do snapshots of the weight of fuel on the surface area of the plate and multiply by the amount of belt surface (per unit of time) passing across the plate.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Stewart Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:17 PM To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification Subject: Re: [Gasification] In line Mass Flow Dear Mark, My brother once worked for a firm in New Zealand called EMC Engineering. They built weighing machines for conveyor belts, so it can be done. Cheers Jason Stewart On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Anderson Mark <[email protected]> wrote: Hey Folks I was wondering if anyone can advise on a system to measure the mass flow of a solid material (wood chips, pellets, blocks etc) in a process line. I've seen batch tip systems but id prefer something more continuos. Any advice would me much appreciated. Thanks Mark Anderson _____ This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information which is covered by legal, professional or other privilege. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager at [email protected] and delete this email immediately. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University of Ulster. The University's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried out on them may be recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. The University of Ulster does not guarantee that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or 100% secure. Unless expressly stated in the body of a separate attachment, the text of email is not intended to form a binding contract. Correspondence to and from the University may be subject to requests for disclosure by 3rd parties under relevant legislation. The University of Ulster was founded by Royal Charter in 1984 and is registered with company number RC000726 and VAT registered number GB672390524.The primary contact address for the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland is,Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry BT52 1SA _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenerg ylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
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