A mechanistic study on char structure evolution during coal devolatilization - Experiments and model predictions

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 467-473

  Yu, J L ^a   Strezov, V ^a   Lucas, J ^a   Liu, G S ^b   Wall, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Niksa Energy Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMBUSTION; FORECASTING; POROSITY; SWELLING;

BUBBLE BEHAVIOR; CHAR COMBUSTION; COAL DEVOLATILIZATION; DEVOLATILIZATION; DROP TUBE FURNACES; FOAM STRUCTURE; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; MODEL PREDICTION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 0038639875     PISSN: 15407489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1540-7489(02)80061-X     Document Type: Article

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