Modelling of fluidised-bed coal gasifiers: Elimination of the combustion product distribution coefficient by considering homogeneous combustion

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-237

  Yan, Hong Ming ^a   Zhang, Dong Ke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal gasification; Fluidised bed; Modelling; Parametric study

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASES;

COMBUSTION PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; FLUIDISED BED COAL GASIFIERS;

COAL GASIFICATION;

COAL; FLUIDIZED BED; GASIFICATION;

EID: 0034097393     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(99)00085-9     Document Type: Article

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