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Assessment of Moisture Effect in Simulating Forestry Biomass Supply Chain Strategy: Case Study of New Brunswick, Canada
Lyes Bennamoun
orcid.org/0000-0002-5715-7901
; University of New Brunswick – Fredericton Department of Mechanical Engineering P.O. Box 4400 E3B 5A3 Fredericton, New Brunswick CANADA
Muhammad T. Afzal
; University of New Brunswick – Fredericton Department of Mechanical Engineering P.O. Box 4400 E3B 5A3 Fredericton, New Brunswick CANADA
Satyaveer Chauhan
; Concordia University John Molson School of Business 1450 Guy St. H3H 0A1 Montreal, Quebec CANADA
Sažetak
In order to investigate the effect of variation of the moisture content of forest biomass residues on a supply chain strategy, a simulation was performed using integrated biomass supply analysis and logistics modeling. A simple supply chain strategy was chosen and applied for Miramichi and Plaster Rock, two different regions in New Brunswick, Canada. These regions are selected based on three criteria: annual potential harvest of forest biomass residues, annual production potential of electric and thermal energy and distribution of transportation zones. The moisture content of forest biomass residues was dependant on the weather conditions of the selected regions. The results show that the moisture content of the biomass in Plaster Rock was more stable but higher than the biomass in the Miramichi region. In simulating the supply chain strategy, particular attention is given to harvest, baling, storage and transportation of the biomass. The simulation results show that, during harvest and baling of the biomass, the moisture content affects the dry matter loss and, as a consequence, the customer and ownership costs of the operations. It also affects the energy input and the quantity of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere. However, dry matter loss and accordingly the cost of the operations are the main parameters affecting the storage and transportation of forest biomass residues.
Ključne riječi
supply chain; moisture content; forest biomass; transportation; storage; IBSAL model; dry matter losses
Hrčak ID:
174445
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.1.2017.
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