Mathematical modelling of the burning bed of a waste incinerator

Journal of the Institute of Energy

Volumn 71, Issue 487, 1998, Pages 110-118

  Goh, Y R ^d   Siddall, R G ^d   Nasserzadeh, V ^d   Zakaria, R ^d   Swithenbank, J ^a   Lawrence, D ^d   Garrod, N ^b   Jones, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheffield Heat and Power Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Sheffield Munic Solid Waste I   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFUSE INCINERATION;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES;

REFUSE INCINERATORS;

EID: 0032089771     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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