Abstract

This paper presents a discrete event simulation model for analysing the performance and costs of straw and reed canary grass (RCG) logistics systems. The straw and RCG were used as fuels in a district heating plant for generation of hot water. The model, which was called SHAM (Straw Handling Model), follows the fuels from the fields via stores and heating plant to delivery ofhot water. Some results from simulations with different machinery combinations, fuel proportions and storage capacities are presented, together with a discussion about advantages and limitations when applying this type of simulations on agricultural logistics systems.

Published in

IFAC Proceedings Volumes
2001, Volume: 34, number: 26, pages: 19-24

Conference

4h IFAC/CIGR Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture 2001, Budapest, Hungary, 6-8 June 2001

SLU Authors

• Nilsson, Daniel

  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-6670(17)33626-1

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/88582