Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2026.0308

Fuelwood Production in the Form of Discs

Lembit Nei orcid.org/0000-0002-6399-7093 ; Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
Jüri Järvis orcid.org/0009-0008-3636-5147 ; OÜ Formaks, Tartu, Estonia
Allar Padari ; Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Mari Ivask ; Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu, Estonia
Karin Muoni ; Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu, Estonia

Abstract

The proposed method comprises a small-scale production of fuelwood from felled and delimbed tree trunks in private households by slicing them into roundwood discs. The time consumption of this method was compared to that of the traditional method, which consists of cutting roundwood into log sections that are subsequently split into split billets. Production of fuelwood by the novel method was 2.2 times faster compared to the traditional method. The reason for the higher productivity of the novel method is the smaller number of operations. The application of this pioneering approach resulted in a 25 % lower fuelwood production cost, if compared to the commonly applied practice.

Keywords

fuelwood production; chronometry; roundwood; fuelwood discs

Hrčak ID:

345803

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/345803

Publication date:

25.3.2026.

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