Glenfarrow 295 biomass boiler

[logmancheshire]

Hi , can anyone help, looking at a glenfarrow 295 boiler for a firewood kiln set up, however we are finding it very difficult to work out the consumption of the boiler when burning either timber or straw Heston bales, bales being our preferred option as available and a lot less work than processing/stacking/drying fresh timber all before it can be used as a fuel. Anyone's thoughts would be appreciated, thanks

[SbTVF]

Can't glen farrow tell you the consumption? Surely they must be able to project how much it'll use?

 

Our chip boiler is running within a few ton a year of what the supplier calculated when running at capacity.

 

 

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[BARNSLEY BOB]

40t of biomass at 20% mc will produce around 100,000 kw.

 

are you just runing the kiln or house as well.

[logmancheshire]

Thanks,just providing heat for a kiln setup, problem being is seen a few similar setup but no one can give a rough guide to consumption using big Heston bales, farmers don't really see the straw as a cost so don't keep an accurate tally, glenfarrow even though have been very helpful say it depends on the straw, weight of bale, how compact or loose it is baled etc which I appreciate makes a difference , 389000 kw is max you can produce to achieve tier 1 but as you say surely saying 40ton of biomass to every 100000 kw. Would differ massively if burning sold oak or straw or pallet wood ?

[HertsWood]

So, your burning wood to dry wood??

[logmancheshire]

No , looking at burning straw to kiln logs

[Mulcherman Chris]

A friend of mine has recently installed two of these. If you would like some more info on them just drop me a message and I can put you in touch with him. Chris

[BARNSLEY BOB]

Thanks,just providing heat for a kiln setup, problem being is seen a few similar setup but no one can give a rough guide to consumption using big Heston bales, farmers don't really see the straw as a cost so don't keep an accurate tally, glenfarrow even though have been very helpful say it depends on the straw, weight of bale, how compact or loose it is baled etc which I appreciate makes a difference , 389000 kw is max you can produce to achieve tier 1 but as you say surely saying 40ton of biomass to every 100000 kw. Would differ massively if burning sold oak or straw or pallet wood ?

 

no difference.

40t straw or 40t of softwood chip.

oak is the worst thing you could burn in a water jacketed boiler. tar condenses. needs silver birch to burn.

 

THE difference is

40t straw----big pile

40t oak------small pile

which in a 295 will just mean the frequency of reloading is less.

[Roderick]

Hi There

just wondering if you went ahead with the kiln & has it been a success ?