[HTML][HTML] Energy consumption of the wood size reduction processes with employment of a low-power machines with various cutting mechanisms

Ł Warguła, M Kukla, B Wieczorek, P Krawiec - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The article presents results of research on commercially used cutting mechanisms of low-
power (about 10 kW) wood size reduction machines driven by small engines. The energy …

Workload, exposure to noise, and risk of musculoskeletal disorders: A case study of motor-manual tree feeling and processing in poplar clear cuts

M Cheţa, MV Marcu, SA Borz - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Motor-manual tree felling and processing (MMTFP) is among the most used options in
timber harvesting operations and it is formally known to be a heavy job exposing the workers …

Noise Exposure, Prevention, and Control in Agriculture and Forestry: A Scoping Review

M Cecchini, L Assettati, P Rossi, D Monarca, S Riccioni - Safety, 2024 - mdpi.com
Noise is a major physical hazard in agricultural activities, and numerous research activities
have managed to detect its effects, resulting in surveys and measurements which help to …

Research trends in European forest fuel supply chains: A review of the last ten years (2007–2016)–part two: Comminution, transport & logistics

M Kühmaier, G Erber - Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering: Journal …, 2018 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Within the fuel wood supply chain, comminution and transport have been identified
as processes with the highest costs, energy consumption and emissions. The coordination …

Forestry ergonomics and occupational safety in high ranking scientific journals from 2005–2016

I Potočnik, A Poje - Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering: Journal for …, 2017 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The occupational safety and health change through time due to technological and
social development. It is an obligation of scientific research to impartially and critically …

Physical strain, exposure to noise and postural assessment in motor-manual felling of willow short rotation coppice: Results of a preliminary study

SA Borz, N Talagai, M Cheţa, D Chiriloiu… - Croatian Journal of …, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Biomass for energy production and other bioproducts may be procured from various
sources including willow short-rotation coppice (WSRC). Management of WSRCs involves …

Reduction in operating costs and environmental impact consisting in the modernization of the low-power cylindrical wood chipper power unit by using alternative fuel

Ł Warguła, M Kukla, P Krawiec, B Wieczorek - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alternative fuel within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU is, among others, LPG (liquefied
petroleum gas), characterized by a lower purchase cost and lower emissions of toxic …

Battery technology–use in forestry

Z Pandur, M Šušnjar, M Bačić - … : Journal for Theory and Application of …, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Technical development and system optimization during the last decades have
targeted more efficient, socially acceptable and ecologically sustainable ways to use forestry …

The use of OWAS in forest operations postural assessment: advantages and limitations

FC Justavino, RJ Ramirez, NM Perez… - Bulletin of the …, 2015 - webbut.unitbv.ro
It is widely accepted that forest operations are both difficult and hazardous activities. During
their activity, forest workers are required to take uncomfortable postures, exposing …

Wood Chippers: Influence of Feed Channel Geometry on Possibility of Musculoskeletal System Overload

Ł Warguła, B Wieczorek, M Giedrowicz… - Croatian Journal of …, 2025 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The position and shape of the feed channel (FC) in low-power woodchippers
significantly affect the way machine operators' upper limbs move. The execution of …