Apr 27 2010
Coeur d'Alene Fiber Fuels manufactures Atlas wood pellets, baled shavings, energy logs or bricks, and barn dry stall bedding. The company also provides services to construct a new pellet plant or upgrade an existing plant or provide maintenance and repair services for the components of the pellet plant.
Atlas wood pellets are produced from lumber industry by-products. The by-products are sized, dried, screened, and densified. The by-product is classified and then it is dried with a rotary drum dryer. The dried by-product is then screened and sent to a hammer mill to be sized according to the requirement. The sized material is densified and cooled in the pellet mills. The pellets are made from pure wood fiber without any binders or additives.
The size of the pellet is determined based on the end product. Pellets are produced in varied measurement of diameters, which is also based on the requirement of the customer and the use of the end product. Wood pellets have low ash content and sulfur content, but burn efficiently than coal or other fuels. Wood pellet has a flame temperature ranging from 2,600 degrees to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Wood pellet has a flame height higher than coal. Wood pellets contain within their mass, the maximum oxygen required for combustion. Because of this characteristic, wood pellets require less combustion air to burn well.
Source: http://www.atlaspellets.com