Traditional pellet mill production parameters

Parameters of interest

Average

Feedstock delivered (Bone Dry Tonnes)

112,500

Conversion ratio

0.80

Laborer employees

9

Laborer wage ($∙yr−1)

20

Manager employees

1

Manager salary ($∙yr−1)

60,000

Operating hours (hr∙yr−1)

7740

Storage cost ($∙m−3)

35.31

Storage capacity (tonnes)

11,096

Storage residence time (days)

45