Combustion process in a biomass grate fired industry furnace: A CFD study

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 278-286

  Klason, Torbern ^a   Bai, Xue Song ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion; CFD modelling; Flow residence time; NOx emissions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOMASSS COMBUSTION; FLOW RESIDENCE TIME; GRATE FIRED FURNACE;

COMBUSTION;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33745766098     PISSN: 14684349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2006.010581     Document Type: Article

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