Asymptotic approximations to the distributed activation energy model

Applied Mathematics Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 27-34

  McGuinness, M J ^b   Donskoi, E ^a   McElwain, D L S ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansion; Coal pyrolysis; Devolatilisation; Distributed activation energy; Multiple reaction model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037542664     PISSN: 08939659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-9659(99)00117-2     Document Type: Article

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