Investigation of wear pattern in a complex coal pulveriser using CFD modelling

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 687-694

  Vuthaluru, R ^a   Kruger, O ^a   Abhishek, M ^a   Pareek, V K ^a   Vuthaluru, H B ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Grid generation; Multiphase flow; Particle trajectories; Pulveriser; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NOZZLES; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

AIRFLOW PATH; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN APPROACH; GRID GENERATION; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES;

COAL PULVERIZERS;

EID: 33745699302     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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