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Designation: E 871 – 82 (Reapproved 1998)
Standard Method for
Moisture Analysis of Particulate Wood Fuels1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 871; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope conditions of temperature, time and atmosphere, sample
1.1 This method covers the determination of total weight weight, and equipment specifications.
basis moisture in the analysis sample of particulate wood fuel. 5. Apparatus
The particulate wood fuel may be sanderdust, sawdust, pellets,
green tree chips, hogged fuel, or other type particulate wood 5.1 Drying Oven—For determining the moisture of wood,
fuel having a maximum particle volume of 16.39 cm3 (1 in.3). an ordinary drying oven with openings for natural air circula-
It is used for calculating other analytical results to a dry basis. tion and capable of temperature regulation of 103 6 1°C shall
Moisture, when determined as herein described, may be used to be used.
indicate yields on processes, to provide the basis for purchas- 5.2 Open Containers, nonporous glass, metal, or ceramic
ing and selling, or to establish burning characteristics. and of a configuration so as to accommodate the test sample.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the The minimum volume shall be 32.18 cm3 (2 in.3).
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information 5.3 Desiccator, of sufficient size to contain the open con-
only. tainer.
iTeh Standards
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the
6. Procedure
6.1 Sampling:
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
6.1.1 Place of Sampling—Take the sample where the wood
is being loaded into or unloaded from means of transportation
2. Referenced Documents DocumentorPreview
when discharged from storage bins or conveyors.
NOTE 1—Samples collected from the surface of piles are, in general,
2.1 ASTM Standards: 2 unreliable because of the exposure to the environment. If necessary,
D 346 Practice for Collection and PreparationASTM of Coke collect nine increments from a foot or more below the surface at nine
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points covering the pile.
Samples for Laboratory Analysis
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D 2013 Method of Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis 6.1.2 Collection of Gross Sample:
[Link] Collect increments regularly, systematically, and
3. Significance and Use with such frequency that the entire quantity of wood sampled
3.1 The test procedures described in this method can be will be represented proportionally in the gross sample.
used to determine the total weight basis moisture of any [Link] The quantity of the sample shall be large enough to
particulate wood fuel meeting the requirements specified in this be representative but not less than 10 kg (22 lb).
method. [Link] Place the samples in an airtight container immedi-
ately after collection. Maintain the samples in the airtight
4. Summary of Method container whenever possible to prevent gains or losses in
4.1 Moisture is determined by establishing the loss in moisture from the atmosphere.
weight of the sample when heated under rigidly controlled 6.1.3 Sample reduction may be done by two methods, a
coning and dividing process, or by using a riffle. The opera-
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tions of mixing, coning, and quartering are described in
This method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-48 on Biotech-
nology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E48.05 on Biomass
Practice D 346.
Conversion Systems. [Link] Accomplish coning and dividing reduction by plac-
Current edition approved May 28, 1982. Published December 1982.
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ing the gross sample on a sheet of rubber or oil cloth.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, [Link], or Thoroughly mix it by raising first one corner of the cloth and
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@[Link]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on then the other. After mixing cone and quarter sample, continue
the ASTM website.
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