Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Analysis of the Densification Process -- 3 Pressing Stand and Methods of Processing Measured Data -- 4 Design of Application Software for Setting Technological Parameters and Briquette Quality Estimati -- 5 Experimental Research in the Densification of Wood Waste -- 6 Describing the Significance of the Results to Optimize the Structure of the Pressing Chamber -- 7 Summary of the Experimental Research and Results with Suggestions for Practice -- Bibliography -- Index -- 2.1 Particulate Matter from Wood Biomass -- 2.2 Structure of Wood Biomass Particulate Matter -- 2.3 Predominant Mechanisms of Internal (force) Bonds -- 2.4 Properties of Disintegrated Wood Biomass -- 2.5 Evaluating the Quality of the Briquettes with Respect to Standards -- 2.6 Parameters Affecting the Resulting Quality of the Briquette -- 2.7 Mathematical Model of the Pressing Process of Wood Biomass -- 3.1 Pressing Stand Design -- 3.2 Experiment Design and Description -- 3.3 Processing Methods and Experiment Evaluation -- 3.4 Mathematical Model Design -- 5.1 Experimental Research on Selected Types of Wood -- 5.2 Experimental Research on the Effect of Parameters on Briquette Dilation -- 6.1 Effect of Pressing Temperature -- 6.2 Functional Dependence ρ = f (p, T) -- 6.3 Back Pressure Acting on the Pressed Plug in the Pressing Chamber -- 6.4 Radial Pressure Acting in the Pressing Chamber -- 6.5 Length of the Pressing Opening - Pressing Chamber -- 2.4.1 Particle Size of DWM -- 2.4.2 Particle Shape of DWM -- 2.4.3 Granularity of DWM -- 2.4.4 Moisture Content of DWM -- 2.4.5 Bulk Density of DWM -- 2.4.6 Spacing and Porosity of DWM -- 2.4.7 Compressibility of DWM -- 2.5.1 Dividing of Briquettes According to Standards of Some EU Countries.

2.5.2 European Technical Standards for Briquettes Quality Evaluating -- 2.5.3 Indicators of Quality and Evaluation of Briquettes with Respect to Standards -- 2.6.1 Type of Material Being Pressed -- 2.6.2 Pressure in the Pressing Chamber -- 2.6.3 Pressing Temperature -- 2.6.4 Moisture of the Input Fraction -- 2.6.5 Size of the Input Fraction -- 2.7.1 Theory for Uniaxial Pressing of Particulate Matter -- 2.7.2 Theory of Forward Pressing -- 2.7.3 Mathematical Model - "Force Relations in the Channel" -- 2.7.4 Mathematical Model - "Pure Elastic Case" -- 2.7.5 Mathematical-physical Model - "Material Composition" -- 2.7.6 Summary -- 3.2.1 Experiment Design -- 3.2.2 Pressing Procedure and Apparatus Used -- 3.3.1 Average Analysis and Variance Equality Test Using Bartlett's Test -- 3.3.2 Experiment Evaluation by the Variance Analysis Method (ANOVA) -- 3.3.3 Experiment Evaluation with Factor Effect Method -- 3.4.1 Regression Model Evaluation Criteria -- 3.4.2 Regression Model Creation and Selection -- 3.4.3 Mathematical Model Design -- 3.4.4 Measurement Errors -- 5.2.1 The Effect of Pressing Pressure on Briquette Dilation -- 5.2.2 The Effect of Pressing Temperature on Briquette Dilation -- 5.2.3 The Effect of Fraction Moisture on Briquette Dilation -- 5.2.4 The Effect of Fraction Size on Briquette Dilation.