CEN/TS 15210-1:2005

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Solid biofuels - Methods for the determination of mechanical durability of pellets and
briquettes - Part 1: Pellets
Feste Biobrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung der mechanischen Festigkeit von
Pellets und Briketts - Teil 1: Pellets
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 15210-1:2005
ICS:
75.160.10 Trda goriva Solid fuels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 15210-1
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
December 2005
ICS 75.160.10
English Version
Solid biofuels - Methods for the determination of mechanical
durability of pellets and briquettes - Part 1: Pellets
Feste Biobrennstoffe - Verfahren zur Bestimmung der
mechanischen Festigkeit von Pellets und Presslingen - Teil
1: Pellets
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 1 August 2005 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
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Contents page
Foreword .3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions.4
4 Principle.4
5 Apparatus .4
6 Sample preparation.6
7 Procedure .6
8 Calculation of the mechanical durability: .6
9 Precision and bias .7
10 Test report .7
Annex A (informative) Example of pellet tester with two boxes .8
Bibliography.9

Foreword
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS 15210-1:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee
CEN/TC 335 “Solid biofuels”, the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this CEN Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This working document aims to define the requirements and method used for testing the mechanical durability
of pellets. It is intended for persons and organisations that manufacture, plan, sell, erect or use machinery,
equipment, tools and entire plants related to such pellets, and to all persons and organisations involved in
producing, purchasing, selling and utilising pellets.
The durability is the measure of the resistance of densified fuels towards shocks and/or abrasion in
consequence of handling and transportation processes.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
CEN/TS 14588:2003, Solid biofuels – Terminology, definitions and descriptions
CEN/TS 14774-1, Solid biofuels - Methods for determination of moisture content - Oven dry method - Part 1:
Total moisture - Reference method
CEN/TS 14774-2, Solid biofuels - Methods for the determination of moisture content - Oven dry method - Part
2: Total moisture - Simplified method
CEN/TS 14778-1, Solid b
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