Importance of capital cost reduction of chippers and their required productivity.
Importance of capital cost reduction of chippers and their required productivity.
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降低削片机资本成本及其所需生产率的重要性。
DOI:
10.1007/s10310-013-0426-x
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Mika Yoshida and Hideo Sakai
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作者:
Masafumi Inaba;Yasushi Okamura;Cheng-Ming Chuong;Mika Yoshida and Hideo Sakai
The productivity and chipping cost of a low-investment small mobile chipper were investigated. The effect of capital cost on chipping cost reduction was analyzed by changing the service life of the chipper when assuming a target operational chipping cost set at 250 yen m−3. Productivity of the investigated chipper was found to be at 23.7 m3h−1in chip volume with fuel consumption at 14.6 L h−1. The results showed that the chipping cost of the investigated chipper was lower than that of a higher priced and more productive grinder. Neither chipper nor grinder, however, could achieve the assumed target cost of 250 yen m−3even if their service lives were extended. It was necessary to withstand the initial grapple loader and the labor costs or raise the grinder’s productivity to 33 m3h−1in order to reach a comparable operational cost target with that of the investigated chipper. Similarly, the grinder would have to reduce its capital cost and fuel consumption to maintain the chipping cost of 250 yen m−3ifproductivity could not be improved. Net chipping cost of the investigated chipper was relatively small compared to that of the tub grinder, especially under a shorter service lifespan. The investigation shows that it is feasible for small-scale forestry to introduce a low-investment mobile chipper because it does not require a large amount of material and has a low chipping cost. Moreover, lowering the capital cost or the price of chippers is a more realistic cost savings in the long term.