Prediction of the working parameters of a wood waste gasifier through an equilibrium model

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2763-2777

  Altafini, Carlos R ^a   Wander, Paulo R ^a,b   Barreto, Ronaldo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gasification process; Simulation; Wood wastes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOSITION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MOISTURE;

GASIFIERS;

SAWDUST;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FREE ENERGY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE TESTS; MOISTURE; SAW DUST;

EID: 0037562597     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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