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Moisture measurement for wood chips

Moisture measurement for wood chips

Moisture measurement for wood chips

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document discusses the optimization of the pulping process through accurate online moisture measurement for wood chips, emphasizing the importance of precise moisture content determination in Kraft pulping to optimize chemical usage.
Moisture Measurement Technology
Berthold's microwave moisture measurement technology provides a comprehensive moisture reading by sending signals through the entire depth of wood chips, unlike conventional surface-only methods. This approach ensures better control over chemical use in pulping.
Customer Benefits
  • Accurate moisture measurement leads to precise chemical addition and improved digester performance.
  • Independent of wood species and effective at moisture levels above 50%.
  • Provides a representative sample through transmission measurement.
Features
  • Non-contacting measurement that installs around existing conveyor belts.
  • FCC compliant with high repeatability.
  • Utilizes state-of-the-art microwave transmission technology.
System Description
The LB 568 system offers real-time moisture measurement using microwaves emitted and received by antennas placed around the conveyor belt. Changes in microwave signal characteristics correlate with wood chip moisture, providing stable readings even with fluctuations in layer height and bulk density.
Accuracy and Installation
The system achieves an accuracy of better than +/- 1.0% moisture and is installed on the feeder belt to the digester, with electronics for data evaluation located near the antennas.
Company Expertise
Berthold Technologies is renowned for its expertise in measurement technology, offering high-quality, reliable solutions across various industries. With a global network, they provide fast and competent assistance worldwide.
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Catalog excerpts

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MOISTURE MEASUREMENT FOR WOOD CHIPS Optimize your pulping process with accurate online moisture measurement

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ONLINE MOISTURE MEASUREMENT FOR WOOD CHIPS Instruments for an ideal cooking process Processing wood chips into any final product requires the wood first to be made into pulp. Kraft pulping, or pulping performed with the aid of chemicals, is the predominant method in the world today. To optimize the use of chemicals in Kraft pulping, it is mandatory to know the moisture content of the wood chips. Incorrect, or surface only moisture measurements yield to incorrect or incomplete moisture readings, what results in chemical overuse (costly) or chemical underuse (poor yield). The Berthold measuring...

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Berthold Technologies stands for excellent know-how, high quality and reliability. The customer is always the focus of our solution. We know our business! Using our varied product portfolio, our enormous specialized knowledge and extensive experience, we develop suitable solutions together with our customers for new, individual measurement tasks in a wide variety of industries and applications. Berthold Technologies is specialised in radiometric process measurements for 70 years. This is our core competence with state-of-the-art and cutting edge products and solutions covering a vast range of...

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