Biomass Fuel Bulk Density
Biomass |
Grading |
Bulk Density (kg/m³) |
Rice hull |
cube 30 x 30 x 50 mm |
679 |
Rice hull |
unground, loose |
100 |
Safflower straw |
cube 30 x 30 x 50 mm |
203 |
Sawdust |
loose |
177 |
Sawdust |
Sawdust briquettes 100-mm long x 75-mm dia. |
555 |
Sawdust |
blast furnace |
80 - 90 |
Sawdust |
loose |
16 - 20 |
Sawdust |
chopped or ground |
50 - 192 |
Sawdust |
small rectangular bales |
112 - 240 |
Sawdust |
big bales/round bales |
48 - 200 |
Sawdust |
modules |
90 - 110 |
Sawdust |
stack |
40 - 48 |
Sawdust |
cubed |
256 - 320 |
Sawdust |
pellets |
300 - 609 |
Walnut shell |
cracked |
336 |
Walnut shell |
8 mm pellets |
599 |
Wood |
blocks 17% moisture |
256 |
Wood |
chips 10% moisture |
167 |
Wood |
hard |
330 |
Wood |
soft |
250 |