The comparison of two comprehensive combustion codes to simulate large-scale, oil-fired boilers

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-6, 1996, Pages 55-81

  Coimbra, C F M ^c   Coelho, P J ^b   McQuay, M Q ^a   Carvalho, M G ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion in practical systems; Mathematical modelling; Utility boilers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345498268     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209608935569     Document Type: Review

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