Dynamic behaviour of stratified downdraft gasifiers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2931-2944

  Blasi, Colomba Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gasification; Mathematical modelling; Packed bed; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PACKED BEDS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

STRATIFIED DOWNDRAFT GASIFIERS;

GASIFICATION;

BIOMASS; GASIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PACKED BED;

EID: 0033626721     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00562-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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