Drying characteristics of wood cylinders for conditions pertinent to fixed-bed countercurrent gasification

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-58

  Di Blasi, Colomba ^a   Branca, Carmen ^a   Sparano, Silvio ^a   La Mantia, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drying; Modeling; Updraft gasification; Wood

Indexed keywords

DRYING; EVAPORATION; GASIFICATION; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GASIFIERS;

WOOD FUELS;

DRYING; GASIFICATION; MODEL; WOOD;

AIR DRYING; EVAPORATION; FUEL WOOD; GASIFICATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PINUS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038713352     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00180-0     Document Type: Article

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