A method of estimation of the caloric value of the biomass. Part II – energy balance of biomass production

Tomasz Piskier; Małgorzata Smuga-Kogut

doi:10.30464/jmee.2018.2.4.311

A method of estimation of the caloric value of the biomass. Part II – energy balance of biomass production

Tomasz Piskier Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Agrobiotechnology, Koszalin University of Technology, Racławicka 15-17, 75-620, Koszalin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0890-6301
Małgorzata Smuga-Kogut Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Agrobiotechnology, Koszalin University of Technology, Racławicka 15-17, 75-620, Koszalin, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30464/jmee.2018.2.4.311

Keywords: Biomass, Calculation of biomass production energy efficiency, Modeling

Abstract

When establishing a plantation of energy crops, a number of decisions regarding planned technology and plant selection should be made. Using the complex calculation algorithms, it is possible to determine the amount of energy needed to establish, run and liquidate the plantation. An analysis of the technological process and the specifics of the examined plants allows to determine the set of the most important features determining the yield size, and ultimately the energy efficiency of the planned production. When conducting field production, the influence of climatic conditions should also be taken into account, for example using a hydrothermal coefficient. The most difficult element of the planned project is to determine the size of the expected yield. Using the above relationships, a mathematical model can be used which, while maintaining the range of the system variables, allows to determine the amount of the expected energy value of the crop.

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Author Biographies

Tomasz Piskier, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Agrobiotechnology, Koszalin University of Technology, Racławicka 15-17, 75-620, Koszalin, Poland

Tomasz Piskier obtained a master’s degree (in 1990), and then a PhD in agronomy (in 1997) at the University of Agriculture in Szczecin. He started his scientific activity in 1990 at the University of Agriculture in Szczecin, and since 1998 he has been working as a researcher at the Koszalin University of Technology. He received the degree of habilitated doctor in the field of agricultural engineering at the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences in Warsaw in 2012. Currently, he is employed as an associate professor at the Department of Agrobiotechnology, of which he is the manager. His scientific interests focus on the effectiveness of renewable energy sources and soil cultivation systems. He is the author and co-author of 72 scientific articles, 4. books and didactic publications as well as over 20 popular science articles. Has 2 patents. He participated in 4 national research projects.

Małgorzata Smuga-Kogut, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Agrobiotechnology, Koszalin University of Technology, Racławicka 15-17, 75-620, Koszalin, Poland

Małgorzata Smuga-Kogut obtained a PhD in agricultural sciences in the field of agricultural engineering in July 2014 at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Koszalin University of Technology. She works as an adjunct at the Department of Agrobio-technology at the Koszalin University of Technology. Scientific interests focus on issues related to the production of ethyl alcohol from lignocellulosic raw materials such as straw, wood, energy willow, miscanthus, biomass from agricultural wastes, as well as from food waste materials: fruit and vegetable pomace, potato industry remains, overdue food; pre-treatment of lignocellulose using imidazolic ionic liquids, ultrasound and membrane technologies.

Published

2018-12-21

How to Cite

Piskier, T. and Smuga-Kogut, M. (2018) “A method of estimation of the caloric value of the biomass. Part II – energy balance of biomass production”, Journal of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, 2(4), pp. 311-316. doi: 10.30464/jmee.2018.2.4.311.

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Vol 2 No 4 (2018)

Section

Energy Engineering

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