The effects of bed height and initial moisture concentration on drying lignite in a batch fluidized bed

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 479-485

  Çalban, Turan ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bed height; Coal; Drying; Fluidized bed; Initial moisture concentration

Indexed keywords

COAL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRYING; LIGNITE; MOISTURE;

BATCH FLUIDIZED BED; BED HEIGHT; INITIAL MOISTURE CONCENTRATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 33745713717     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009083190928029     Document Type: Article

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