Straw combustion on slow-moving grates - A comparison of model predictions with experimental data

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-320

  Kær, Søren K ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bed model; Grate firing; Model validation; Straw combustion

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION MODE; SLOW-MOVING GRATES; STRAW COMBUSTION; STRAW-FIRED BOILERS;

BOILERS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; IGNITION; PAPERBOARDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

STRAW;

AIRFLOW; BOILER; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER;

BOILERS; COMBUSTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STRAW; STRAW BOARDS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 11444255585     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2004.08.017     Document Type: Article

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