EN ISO 17831-1:2015

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Solid biofuels - Determination of mechanical durability of pellets and briquettes - Part 1:
Pellets (ISO 17831-1:2015)
Feste Biobrennstoffe - Bestimmung der mechanischen Festigkeit von Pellets und Briketts
- Teil 1: Pellets (ISO 17831-1:2015)
Biocombustibles solides - Détermination de la résistance mécanique des granulés et des
briquettes - Partie 1: Granulés (ISO 17831-1:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 17831-1:2015
ICS:
27.190 Biološki viri in drugi Biological sources and
alternativni viri energije alternative sources of energy
75.160.10 Trda goriva Solid fuels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 17831-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2015
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 75.160.10; 27.190 Supersedes EN 15210-1:2009
English Version
Solid biofuels - Determination of mechanical durability of
pellets and briquettes - Part 1: Pellets (ISO 17831-1:2015)
Biocombustibles solides - Détermination de la Biogene Festbrennstoffe - Bestimmung der
résistance mécanique des granulés et des briquettes - mechanischen Festigkeit von Pellets und Briketts - Teil
Partie 1: Granulés (ISO 17831-1:2015) 1: Pellets (ISO 17831-1:2015)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 17831-1:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 238 "Solid
biofuels" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 335 “Solid biofuels” the secretariat of
which is held by SIS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2016.
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patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
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This document supersedes EN 15210-1:2009.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
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following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 17831-1:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 17831-1:2015 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17831-1
First edition
2015-12-15
Solid biofuels — Determination of
mechanical durability of pellets and
briquettes —
Part 1:
Pellets
Biocombustibles solides — Détermination de la résistance mécanique
des granulés et des briquettes —
Partie 1: Granulés
Reference number
ISO 17831-1:2015(E)
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ISO 17831-1:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 1
5 Apparatus . 1
6 Sample preparation . 3
7 Procedure. 3
7.1 Tumbling procedure . 3
7.2 Sieving procedure . 3
8 Calculation of the mechanical durability . 4
9 Performance characteristics . 4
9.1 General . 4
9.2 Repeatability . 4
9.3 Reproducibility . 4
10 Test report . 4
Annex A (informative) Example of pellets tester with two boxes . 6
Bibliography . 7
ISO 17831-1:2015(E)
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 238, Solid biofuels.
ISO 17831 consists of the following parts under the general title Solid Biofuels — Determination of
mechanical durability of pellets and briquettes:
— Part 1: Pellets
— Part 2: Briquettes
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ISO 17831-1:2015(E)
Introduction
Compressed solid biomass fuel is usually classified either as pellets or briquettes, of which pellets
usually have a diameter below 25 mm while for briquettes the diameter is higher (see ISO 17225-1). To
account for the different particle dimensions, it was necessary to define different test apparatuses for
determination of durability for pellets and briquettes.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17831-1:2015(E)
Solid biofuels — Determination of mechanical durability of
pellets and briquettes —
Part 1:
Pellets
1 Scope
This part of ISO 17831 defines a determination method for testing the mechanical durability of pellets.
The mechanical durability is a measure of the resistance of compressed fuels towards shocks and/or
abrasion as a consequence of handling and transportation.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
1)
ISO 14780, Solid biofuels — Sample preparation
ISO 16559, Solid biofuels — Terminology, definitions and descriptions
ISO 18134-1, Solid biofuels — Determination of moisture content — Oven dry method — Part 1: Total
moisture — Reference method
ISO 18134-2, Solid biofuels — Determination of moisture content — Oven dry method — Part 2: Total
moisture — Simplified method
1)
ISO 18135, Solid Biofuels — Sampling
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 16559 apply.
4 Principle
A test portion is subjected to controlled shocks by collision of pellets against each other and against the
walls of a specified rotating test chamber. The durability is calculated from the mass of test portion, after
separation
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