A parametric study of radiative heat transfer in pulverised coal furnaces

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2961-2971

  Marakis, J G ^a   Papapavlou, C ^a   Kakaras, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Furnaces; Monte Carlo; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COAL FUELED FURNACES; FLY ASH; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PULVERIZED FUEL;

LORENZ-MIE THEORY; PULVERIZED COAL FURNACES;

HEAT RADIATION;

COAL; FURNACE; HEAT RADIATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION;

EID: 0342493306     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00347-6     Document Type: Article

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