Modelling waste combustion in grate furnaces

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 82, Issue 3 B, 2004, Pages 208-222

  Yang, Y B ^a   Ryu, C ^a   Goodfellow, J ^a   Sharifi, V Nasserzadeh ^a   Swithenbank, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel formation; Combustion efficiency; Mathematical modelling; Mixing; Pollution control; Waste incineration

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DRYING; FURNACES; GASIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; RECYCLING; REFUSE INCINERATORS; REUSABILITY; VAPORIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER MEMORY CHIPS; DIOXIN EMISSIONS; WASTE COMBUSTION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 2642544800     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758204323065975     Document Type: Article

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