Status of external firing of biomass in gas turbines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-145

  Bram, S ^a   De Ruyck, J ^a   Novak Zdravkovic, A ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomass; External firing; Gas turbine

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PYROLYSIS;

DRY BIOMASS; EXTERNAL FIRING; HEAT SOURCE; MICROTURBINES;

GAS TURBINES;

TURBINE;

EID: 17244374481     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765005X6764     Document Type: Article

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