Effect of moisture content of fuel on the combustion behaviour of biomass and municipal solid waste in a packed bed

Journal of the Institute of Energy

Volumn 76, Issue 509, 2003, Pages 105-115

  Yang, Y B ^a   Yamauchi, H ^a   Sharifi, V N ^a   Swithenbank, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; MOISTURE; PACKED BEDS; SOLID WASTES; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

BURNING RATE; COMBUSTIBLE MASS; COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; EVAPORATION ZONE; FLAME FRONT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; SUB-STOICHIOMETRIC; SUPER-STOICHIOMETRIC;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 1842635167     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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