A Short Review of Fuel Consumption Rates of Whole Tree and Cut-To-Length Timber Harvesting Methods
Journal Title: Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
The fuel consumption of equipment during forest harvesting operations is still not well known and existing measurement technologies are largely untested. Considering forest industry’s need, some countries have developed and compared tools to quantify, control and analyse fuel consumption to create suitable analysis methods. Despite environmental and economic concerns on the fuel consumption of various harvesting machines due to emissions and increasing fuel costs, there are not many studies available on this topic. This short review article aimed to collect the relevant information through reviewing previous studies in different countries.The fuel consumption of equipment during forest harvesting operations is still not well known and existing measurement technologies are largely untested. Considering forest industry’s need, some countries have developed and compared tools to quantify, control and analyses fuel consumption to create suitable analysis methods. Comprehensive trials have been carried out by researchers in different countries to quantify the fuel consumption rates for different harvesting methods. This article provides a short review of fuel consumption rates of whole tree and cut-to-length harvesting methods. The article explains the factors influencing the fuel consumption and provides suggestions to control and reduce fuel consumption of harvesting machines
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan, Robin Apolit, Martin Kuehmaier
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- DOI 10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000209
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