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What amount of heat will I get when buying wood per weight
500 kg
freshly cut wood
Water content
50 %
500 kg x 2,0 kWh/kg = 1000 kWh
500 kg
dried wood
Water content
30 %
500 kg x 3,3 kWh/kg = 1650 kWh
500 kg
dry wood
Water content
15 %
500 kg x 4,1 kWh/kg = 2050 kWh
What amount of heat will I get when buying wood per volume (1 cubic meter = 1 m
3
)?
RM = cubic metre
1 cubic meter freshly cut wood Water content 50 % 1286 kWh
1 cubic meter dried wood Water content 30 % 1518 kWh
1 cubic meter dry wood Water content 15 % 1550 kWh
RM = cubic metre, 1 m
3
layered wood
The water content in the wood can be quickly
determined with a wood moisture meter