Biomass combustion for power generation

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-281

  Van Den Broek, Richard ^a   Faaij, Andre ^a   Van Wijk, Ad ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; biomass combustion; co firing; fluidised beds; power generation; stationary sloping grates; suspension firing; travelling grates; vibrating grates; whole tree energy

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; POWER GENERATION;

COAL FIRED BOILERS; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUELS; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANTS;

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; CO FIRING; FUEL PROPERTIES; GRATES; PILE; PULVERISED COAL BOILER;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0030300944     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0961-9534(96)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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