An experimental study of biomass ignition

Fuel

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 825-833

  Grotkjær, Thomas ^a   Dam Johansen, Kim ^a   Jensen, Anker D ^a   Glarborg, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass; Ignition temperature; Mechanism; Straw; Wood

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIFFUSION; HEATING; IGNITION; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

IGNITION TEMPERATURE;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0037400409     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-2361(02)00369-1     Document Type: Article

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