Mathematical model for wood pyrolysis-comparison of experimental measurements with model predictions

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 791-800

  Gronli, Morten G ^a   Melaaen, Morten C ^b  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Telemark Institute of Technology   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC LAMPS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; WOOD;

XENON-ARC LAMP;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0034226149     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef990176q     Document Type: Article

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