Physical properties of cuban coffee husk for use as an energy source

Energy Sources

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 953-959

  Suárez, José Antonio ^a   Beaton, Pedro Anibal ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Coffee husk; Minimum fluidization velocity; Moisture content; Particle size; Terminal velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242695659     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: 15210510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310303394     Document Type: Article

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