Theory and Practice of Wood Pellet Production

General remarks.- Theory of compaction of bulk materials.- The practice of pellet making.

Etele Csanády, CSc, PhD

Etele Csanády was born on 18.06.1955. He studied diploma engineer of wood industry at the University of Forestry and Wood Sciences in Sopron from 1974 to 1979. He worked as logistic chef by the GySEV Railway from 1979 to 1983. He was researcher at the Department Wood Machining and Transportation (Faculties Wood Industry, University of Forestry and Wood Sciences) from 1983 to 1986. He worked as assistant professor from 1986 to 1994. He finished his doctoral studies at the University of West Hungary Sopron and got the doctor degree with the classification "summa cum laude" in 1990 (Topic of thesis: Thermal load of woodcutting tools). He gained the title of candidate in the field technical and technological sciences of metal industry in 1994 (Topic of thesis: Thermal load of woodcutting tools). Etele acquired the title Ph.D. of technical and technological sciences in 1995 (Topic of thesis: Thermal load of woodcutting tools). He is the head of CNC laboratory, wood cutting laboratory from 1996. He was associate professor at the Institute of Machinery, University of West Hungary Sopron from 1994 to 2010. He made his habilitation in 2007. He is professor at the University of West Hungary Sopron from 2010. His main publications:

- Csanády E., Magoss E. (2012) Mechanics of Wood Machining Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 200 p. (ISBN 364-229954-7)

- Csanády.E.,Magoss E.,Tolvaj László., (2015) Quality of Machined Wood surfaces . Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 236p. (ISBN 978-3-319-22418-3)

- Csanády E., Kovács Zs., Magoss E., Ratnasingam J., (2019) Optimum Design and Manufacture of Wood Products. Berlin, Heilderberg: Springer Verlag, 464p. (ISBN 978-3-030-16687-8)



Zoltán Kocsis, PhD