Wood Pellet Storage Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide is a gas that comes from incomplete combustion of various fuels.

Wood pellet storage carbon monoxide.

The oxygen concentration at this time was less than 1. By katie fletcher january 25 2016 advertisement. Since 2002 there have been at least nine fatalities in europe caused by carbon monoxide poisoning following entry into wood pellet storage areas. Knowledge of the hazards.

The aim of this work was to obtain information on how safely these two fuels are being stored in the uk. Wood pellet derived carbon monoxide has been a cause of concern for indoor storage scenarios but research suggests it s an easy fix. In a recent case a carbon monoxide concentration of approximately 1 was measured in a sealed cargo hold of a ship containing wood pellets some 18 days after the cargo was loaded. Wood pellets for boilers are normally stored in a large sealed hopper tank or a storage room that has a screw feeder auger connected to the boiler.

Alternatively the hopper tank can be mounted over the boiler for gravity feeding. Elsewhere fatalities have been reported caused by carbon monoxide poisoning following entry into wood pellet storage areas. Although there have not been any incidents. In conclusion it can be said that life threatening levels of carbon monoxide can arise from wood pellets kept in storerooms not only at high temperatures but also at average room temperature with a large headspace by freshly produced and or recently filled pellets and at the humidity usually found in these storerooms.

This report describes a study involving seven site visits to develop evidence to inform hse engagement with the industry on the prevention of carbon monoxide poisonings. If you have carbon monoxide in your pellet storage area it s not your pellets. Carbon dioxide is what is put off from composting wood and what is in farm silos. The study found that.

There is growing use of wood pellet and wood chip boilers in the uk. 2002 in europe caused by carbon monoxide poisoning following entry into wood pellet storage areas.