Abstract
Chain-flail delimbing-debarking technology is suitable for multi-tree processing of small-diameter trees. In the chain-flail debarking process, the rotation speed of the chain drum ranges 300-500 rpm. Therefore, a high-speed motion analysis is the only method to show what really happens in the debarking process. In this study, it was noticed that debarking occurs in a very short time (about 0.5 ms) when the chain hits the timber. If the chain hits the side of the tree, the chain just slides on the surface of the tree and is not able to debark the tree efficiently. In the determination of the impact force there is a clear correlation between the results obtained by a load cell mounted at the hitting point of the chain and those calculated using the impact time determined with a high-speed motion analysis system. This information makes it possible to determine the maximum impact force of the chain without measuring it.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 195-200 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- trees
- delimbing
- debarking
- analysis
- image analysis
- image processing
- chains
- hitting force
- impact force