Metso's biomass moisture analyzer wins esteemed iF design awardMetso's biomass moisture analyzer has received the esteemed iF design award in one of the world's top product design competitions. The jury recognized the product for its design quality, degree of innovation, environmental impact, functionality, safety and branding, among others.
"The design features competitive and easy-to-use fuel moisture measuring equipment coupled with a user interface that can be used in multiple surroundings," says Arvo Rahikkala, Business Manager, Power and Minerals, Automation, Metso.
With Metso MR Moisture Analyzer, it is possible to accurately measure the moisture content of virtually any bulk material, such as wood-based samples (whole-tree chips, forest residue chips, peat), annual fibers (straw, grains, willow), minerals and sludge, regardless of the material quality or particle size. The fast and reliable moisture measurement is applicable to pulp and paper mills, minerals processing plants as well as power plants to optimize their operations.
"Improved moisture analyzing technology brings significant benefits, for example, to biofuel power plants where fuel moisture is the main property measured. By measuring moisture more accurately, power plants can more accurately determine the true heat value and heat value based price of incoming biofuel," Rahikkala points out. "This is key to evaluate its true energy content and value in order to optimize boiler operation for enhanced productivity."
Compared with conventional oven drying that requires both resources and time to provide accurate results, Metso MR Moisture enables power producers to attain a fast and reliable moisture measurement with less effort and lower costs.
Metso MR Moisture is the first industrial moisture measurement application utilizing magnetic resonance technology to measure the water content by measuring hydrogen atoms from free water molecules.
