Shrinkage characteristics of Casuarina wood during devolatilization in a fluidized bed combustor

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-165

  Kumar, R Renu ^a   Kolar, Ajit Kumar ^a   Leckner, Bo ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Casuarina wood; Devolatilization; Fluidized bed combustion; Shape; Shrinkage; Size

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; SHRINKAGE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VAPORIZATION;

CASUARINA WOOD; DEVOLATILIZATION; SHAPE; SIZE;

FORESTRY;

COMBUSTORS; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; SHRINKAGE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VAPORIZATION;

SHRINKAGE;

FORESTRY; VAPORIZATION;

CASUARINA;

EID: 31144464198     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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