fuel_cons_forwarder_2 {care4cmodel}

Fuel Consumption of a Forwarder per Cubic Meter Harvested Wood (Version #2)

Description

Fuel consumption per m³ harvested wood after Kärhä et al. (2023). Includes loading, transportation, and unloading.

Usage

fuel_cons_forwarder_2(aed, harvest_vol_ha, mineral_soil = TRUE)

Arguments

aed

Average extraction distance to the nearest truck road

harvest_vol_ha

Harvested merchandable wood volume over bark per ha (m³/ha)

mineral_soil

Logical, TRUE (default) if the operation takes place on mineral soil, FALSE if not

Value

Fuel consumption of a forwarder in liters diesel fuel per m³ wood to be handled

References

Kärhä K, Haavikko H, Kääriäinen H, Palander T, Eliasson L, Roininen K (2023). “Fossil-fuel consumption and CO2eq emissions of cut-to-length industrial roundwood logging operations in Finland.” European Journal of Forest Research, 1–17.

Examples

  frd <- c(15, 30, 60, 100) # Forest road densities m/ha
  aed <- avg_extraction_distance(frd)

  fuel_cons_forwarder_2(aed, 100, TRUE)
  fuel_cons_forwarder_2(aed, 100, FALSE)