CFD simulation of ash deposit formation in fixed bed biomass furnaces and boilers

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 248-261

  Forstner, Martin ^a   Hofmeister, Georg ^a   Jöller, Markus ^a,b   Dahl, Jonas ^a,b   Braun, Markus ^c   Kleditzsch, Stefan ^c   Scharler, Robert ^a,b,d   Obernberger, Ingwald ^a,b,d,e  

^a BIOENERGY 2020 GMBH   (Austria)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Fluent Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^d BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GMBH   (Austria)

^e EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion; CFD; Deposit formation modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEPOSITION; FIRE TUBE BOILERS; FLUE GASES; FURNACES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE COMPOSITION; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ASH DEPOSITS; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; DEPOSIT FORMATION;

COAL ASH;

BIOMASS; COAL ASH; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEPOSITION; FIRE TUBE BOILERS; FLUE GASES; FURNACES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE COMPOSITION; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33745799058     PISSN: 14684349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2006.010034     Document Type: Article

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