Mathematical modelling of steady state updraft gasification of jute stick particles of definite sizes packed randomly - An analytical approach

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-141

  Kayal, T K ^a   Chakravarty, M ^a   Biswas, G K ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL GLASS AND CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Diffusion; Heat transfer; Jute stick; Mechanistic; Non equilibrium; Producer gas; Updraft gasification

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS DIFFUSION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; VELOCITY;

GASIFICATION; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIFFUSION; GASES; GASIFICATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

JUTE STICK PARTICLES; MECHANISTIC; NON EQUILIBRIUM; PRODUCER GAS; UPDRAFT GASIFICATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 0030616079     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(96)00135-6     Document Type: Article

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