Modelling practical combustion systems and predicting NOx emissions with an integrated CFD based approach

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1171-1183

  Falcitelli, M ^a   Pasini, S ^a   Tognotti, L ^b  

^a ENEL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Chemical reactors; Combustion systems; Detailed kinetics; Glass furnaces; Nitric oxides

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLASS FURNACES; NITROGEN OXIDES; REACTION KINETICS;

COMBUSTION SYSTEMS;

COMBUSTION;

NITRIC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EMISSION; FURNACE; KINETICS; NITROGEN OXIDE; PREDICTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST GAS; FURNACE; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REACTOR; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY; VORTEX MOTION;

EID: 0037106302     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(01)00771-2     Document Type: Article

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