Application of Multi Criteria Decision Making for the Selection of Optimal Solid Wood Fuel Supply

Authors

  • Srđan Vasković University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Petar Gvero University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Krsto Batinić University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Velid Halilović Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo
  • Vlado Medaković University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Jusuf Musić Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/IJEEC1802111V

Keywords:

forest biomass; wood chips; pellet, energy chain; multi-criteria optimization; VIKOR method

Abstract

Production of solid fuels from wooden biomass is defined with appropriate energy chain of supply. The notion of energy chain concept has been defined as the trajectory of energy transformations from the fuel source or energy sources to useful energy form to end users. Supply chain for production solid fuels from wooden biomass is also energy chain with high importance in biomass energy planning. In this paper, base for testing and research is developed mathematical model in previous published paper with preliminary note titled as “Multi-Criteria Optimization Concept for the Selection of Optimal Solid Fuels Supply Chain from Wooden Biomass“ at Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. Three supply chains have been included in comparison: production of wood chips at the terminal – variant 1, production of pellet – variant 2 and production of wood chips by means of a mobile chipper in a forest – variant 3. The VIKOR methodology is used for total ranking all mentioned chains. Real input data have been used for mathematical calculation correspond to Bosnia and Herzegovina conditions.

Author Biographies

  • Petar Gvero, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

    Full Prof. Petar Gvero, PhD.

    e-mail: e-mail: gvero.petar@gmail.com

    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Banja Luka

    Bulevar vojvode Stepe Stepanovica 71

    78 000 Banja Luka

    REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

  • Krsto Batinić, University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

    Assist. Krsto Batinić

    e-mail: bkrsto94@gmail.com

    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, East Sarajevo

    Vuka Karadžića 30

    71 123 Istočno Novo Sarajevo

    REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

  • Velid Halilović, Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo

    Assoc. Prof. Velid Halilović, PhD.

    e-mail: velidha@yahoo.com

    Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo

    Zagrebačka 20

    71000 Sarajevo

    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

  • Vlado Medaković, University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

    Assoc. Prof. Vlado Medaković, PhD.

    e-mail: vlado.medakovic@gmail.com

    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, East Sarajevo

    Vuka Karadžića 30

    71 123 Istočno Novo Sarajevo

    REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

  • Jusuf Musić, Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo

    Assoc. Prof. Jusuf Musić, PhD.

    e-mail: jusufmusic@yahoo.com

    Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo

    Zagrebačka 20

    71000 Sarajevo

    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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Published

2018-12-27

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Case Studies