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inno a ion p og amme unde g an ag eemen No 101037419. I does no necessa ily e lec he
iew o he Eu opean Union and in no way an icipa es he Commission’s u u e policy in his a ea.
Fuelb eak managemen wi h a
mul ipu pose ligh acked ha es e
Ma ino Rogai, Ca la Na i, Da id Pelleg ini, Gianni Picchi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Rice che –Is i u o pe la BioEconomia
Wild i es in Eu ope
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Fac o s in luencing he occu ence o
wild i es:
•A combina ion o d ough , low humidi y,
and eco d empe a u es;
•Lack o land managemen leading o he
accumula ion o biomass.
Wild i es un il he end o 2023 Augus . Sou ce: EFFIS
Wild i e isk p e en ion sys ems:
•In as uc u es ( uelb eaks, i eb eaks,
oads, wa e supplies);
•Fuel emo al
➢con olled g azing
➢p esc ibed bu ning
➢p e en i e sil icul u e
C edi s: Ascoli e al.
(2020)
INTRODUCTION
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Why mechaniza ion o wild i e
p e en ion?
To educe uel emo al cos s h ough he in oduc ion o inno a i e mechanized sys ems:
•The same in es men budge allows o he ea men o a la ge a ea;
•Si e-speci ic “ ailo ed” solu ions wi h b oad applica ion po en ial;
•Reco e y o combus ible biomass o o se pa o he ope a ional cos s.
Semi-mechanized wo k Mechanized wo k
Manual wo k
INTRODUCTION
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S udy si e
Sil icul u al goal: opening o a Fuelb eak in
Mon iciano (Tuscany, I aly) wi h a highly
mechanized wo k sys em.
A single mul i unc ional machine can pe o m
he ollowing asks:
•Felling
•P ocessing
•Ex ac ion
•Sh edding o b anches and sh ubs
Mon iciano (Tuscany)
Species Pinus pinas e Ai on
Densi y ( ees·ha-1) 1974
Mean DBH (cm) 17
Basal A ea (m2·ha-1)44.80
Mean heigh (m) 12.3
MATERIALS & METHODS
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Ligh weigh Mechaniza ion
KDH Kon ad Speci ica ion
Weigh (kg) 11600
Lengh (m) 6.9
Wid h (m) 2.25
Maximum inclina ion (°) 22
Engine (c ) 75 + Hyd aulic accumula o
o handle peak wo kloads
Hyd aulic Flow Ra e
(l/min) 175
Wo king P essu e (ba ) 300
C ane capaci y (m) 9.3
KDH sel -le elling ha es e , equipped
wi h a elling head and mulche , easily
in e changeable ia he quick couple .
MATERIALS & METHODS
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Mul i unc ional p ocesso head
FELLING - PROCESSING EXTRACTION - MOVING TIMBERS
MATERIALS & METHODS
Woody WH40 P ocesso Head
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Ex ac ion o imbe s
MATERIALS & METHODS
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Mulching b anches and sh ubs
Possibili y o sh edding uels
1. Reduces Ve ical and Ho izon al Fuel Con inui y
2. Lowe s Fuel Load and Bulk Densi y
3. Reduces Fi e Sp ead Ra e and In ensi y
4. Modi ies Fuel Bed S uc u e
MATERIALS & METHODS
Mini-BMS Seppi Mulche
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Time elemen s analysis
RESULTS
HARVESTING MULCHING
