Combustion performance improvement of grate fired furnaces using Ecotube system

Journal of the Energy Institute

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-74

  Blasiak, W ^a   Yang, Wei Hong ^a   Dong, W ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Versa Power Systems   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boiler; Combustion; Incinerator; Numerical simulation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ECOTUBE SYSTEM; GRATE FIRED FURNACES; SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL FIRED BOILERS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; JETS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SOLID WASTES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

REFUSE INCINERATORS;

EID: 33745760287     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174602206X103530     Document Type: Article

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