Hydrodynamics of a dual fluidized-bed gasifier-Part I: Simulation of a riser with gas injection and diffuser

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 4197-4213

  Loffler G ^a   Kaiser, S ^a   Bosch, K ^a   Hofbauer, H ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

CFB; Diffuser; Dual fluidized bed; Gas injection; Modeling; Riser

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASIFICATION; HYDRODYNAMICS;

GASIFIERS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CIRCULATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION; FLUIDIZED BED; INJECTION;

EID: 17344377868     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(03)00232-X     Document Type: Article

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