Design and experimental investigation of a horizontal rotary reactor for the solar thermal production of lime

Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 811-821

  Meier, Anton ^a   Bonaldi, Enrico ^b   Cella, Gian Mario ^b   Lipinski, Wojciech ^a,c   Wuillemin, Daniel ^a   Palumbo, Robert ^a,d  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b QualiCal Srl   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; DECOMPOSITION; HEAT FLUX; LIME; LIMESTONE; ROTARY KILNS;

SOLAR FLUX; SOLAR ROTARY KILNS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

LIME;

EID: 1342268468     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(03)00187-7     Document Type: Article

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