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PILE LINED [4 records]

Record 1 2007-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

A type of biomass combustion burner in which a pile of fuel burns on the grates.

OBS

Primary combustion air comes from above the grates, not below.

CONT

The boilers are fed wood fuel from the main fuel bin located adjacent to the boiler house. The boilers are the "pile burner" type, which burn wood in a large pile on the floor of a refractory lined furnace box. Combustion efficiency with this type of boiler is generally low but pile burners are simple and therefore relatively inexpensive. Low combustion efficiency also means that emissions such as particulates and carbon monoxide are relatively high. One notable advantage to these systems is that high moisture content fuels can be burned as well as "dirty" fuels containing debris.

CONT

Pile burner: Boilers incorporating a pile burning design find applications where the anticipated wood fuel has a high (up to 65%) relative moisture content, as is found in whole green tree chips, bark, and green mill residue. Grates serve to support the fuel, and underfire air flowing up through the grates provides oxygen for combustion, cools the grates, promotes turbulence in the fuel bed, and dries the fuel. The most common form of pile burning is the Dutch oven, which was used almost exclusively during the early part of the century (Guinn and Turner 1990).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Le combustible de bois sec est mélangé à de la sciure de bois vert afin de produire un mélange de combustible qui convienne aux brûleurs de biomasse [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Grate fired combustors. Grate-fired systems include both pile burners and spreader-stokers. Pile burners include the old-fashioned Dutch ovens(or Dietrich cells for bagasse and coffee grounds), Wellons cells, Lanb-Cargate wet cell or gasifier burners, and inclined grate systems. Spreader-stokers are distinguished by their feed mechanism, typically a windswept or pneumatic spout or paddle wheel located above the grate and the thin bed of fuel on the grate. The stoker mechanism spreads the fuel more or less uniformly across the grate. Grate fired systems may use flat or sloping grates, with inclined grates being the most severely sloping grate systems. Grates may be stationary or moving. They may be air cooled or water cooled. Ash removal from grates may be accomplished by moving arms, steam or air blowing systems, grate moving, or hand raking. Grate fired units may be refractory lined or waterwall furnaces, depending upon vendor and purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Système de combustion pour combustible muni d'une grille fixe ou mobile.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A bag that holds climbing chalk.

CONT

... a chalk bag is designed to give you quick access to you chalk while you climb. The rim is reinforced with wire, which keeps the bag open. It closes with a drawstring. The inside of the bag is lined with pile(a fleece-like material) ;this helps keep the chalk in the bag.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Sacs à magnésie. [...] garni de fourrure à l'intérieur [...] avec fermeture centrale [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1979-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
CONT

The dutch oven is essentially a refractory lined combustion furnace which is attached to the package boiler. The dutch oven, up until a short time ago, was one of the most common methods of burning bark. The dutch oven is still used in certain cases when large quantities of bark are to be burned, when the moisture content is very high, and when the fuel has not been hogged to the normal size required for a grate. In the dutch oven configuration, fuel is introduced through the roof of the dutch oven and forms a conical pile which burns on the surface and around the edges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
CONT

Chaudière hollandaise. Ce type de foyer se compose d'une chambre rectangulaire à grille horizontale, d'une voûte assez élevée, d'un ou plusieurs orifices d'alimentation, d'une porte de foyer et d'un dispositif permettant un courant d'air supplémentaire (...) Il peut convenir à la combustion de copeaux, de déchets et de sciure. D'ordinaire le combustible est brûlé en piles coniques au-dessus des orifices dans le toit. Durant la combustion il se produit un certain déplacement de combustible et de cendres par effet de pesanteur le long de la surface des cônes en combustion jusqu'à la base.

Spanish

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