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Annex III - (b) Measuring fuelwood and charcoal Keith Openshaw, FAO
Fuelwood
1.1 Average bundle size
Moisture Content
Emissions from Residential Wood Combustion: Effect of Moisture on Emissions (1.3 MB pdf) Fernando Preto, Canmet Energy Technology Center (Canada), Paris, October 21, 2005
Moisture Content: Wet Basis to Dry Basis Converter Scion Research, New Zealand
Moisture content in wood fuel is calculated as the percentage difference between the wet weight of the wood and the dry weight of the wood. If the percentage is calculated relative to the wet weight, it is called the wet basis moisture content.
Basics on Combustion: Concepts and Calculations Kanchan Rai, Nepal July 2004
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