N2 - This study examines the pyrolysis of a single cylindrical wood particle using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The pyrolysis was conducted inside a pyrolysis reactor designed for this purpose. The experimental setup presented in this paper is capable of effectively characterizing the intensity of pyrolysis based on velocity distribution in the vicinity of wood particles. The results of the gas velocity distribution show that evaporation of moisture has as a major impact on the formation of the gas cushion as devolatilization. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/107846/PDF/01_paper.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/107846 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 KW - pyrolysis KW - particle image velocimetry KW - gas cushion A1 - Kardaƛ, Dariusz A1 - Kluska, Jacek A1 - Ronewicz, Karol PB - The Committee of Thermodynamics and Combustion of the Polish Academy of Sciences and The Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 39 DA - 2018.06.30 T1 - Characteristics of single wood particle pyrolysis using particle image velocimetry UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/107846 T2 - Archives of Thermodynamics