Particle characteristics in the radiant section of a coal-fired utility boiler

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 37-74

  Black, D L ^a   McQuay, M Q ^b  

^a CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Furnaces; Optical; Particles; PCSV; PDF; Size; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342711653     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209808952010     Document Type: Article

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