Prediction of flow and erosion in power utility boilers and comparison with measurement

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 709-716

  Owens, D ^d   Jones, P ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Power Plant Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE PACKAGE DS4PUB;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ECONOMIZERS; EROSION; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

COAL FIRED BOILERS;

EID: 0031188689     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2817046     Document Type: Article

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