Measurements of gas species, temperature, and char burnout in a low-NO x pulverized-coal-fired utility boiler

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-289

  Costa, M ^a   Silva, P ^a   Azevedo, J L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Char burnout; Low NOx burners; Pulverized coal; Utility boiler

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PULVERIZED FUEL FIRED BOILERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CHAR BURNOUT; COAL CHEMICALS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0344012110     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200302404     Document Type: Article

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