Component & System Guide - Hurst Boiler

H U R S T B O I L E R S E R I E S “ M H ”
RECIPROCATING/WALKING FLOOR
SOLID FUEL/BIOMASS STORAGE
Material handling. Of all the things we do, material handling may be the most critical
part. If a biomass energy system does not have a reliable source of fuel, it will NOT
work to its specifications. There are many ways to store biomass and transport it to a
particular location: bins, silos, truck dumps, traversing screw bins, reciprocating floors,
etc.
Of all the solid fuel/biomass storage technologies available Hurst has found the
reciprocating floor system to be the most adaptable, simple and low maintenance of all
technologies for the storage of high moisture content (>30% Moisture Content. Wet
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Figure 1 A typical reciprocating floor unit. Notice the main assembly is mounted on a single steel plate rather than to
the concrete