Reactor residence time analysis with CFD

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Ghirelli, Federico ^a   Hermansson, Sven ^a   Thunman, Henrik ^a   Leckner, Bo ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion; CFD solution analysis; Flow analysis; Fluid age; Furnace modelling; Plug flow; Pulse experiment; Reactor quality; Secondary air injection

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FURNACES;

FLOW ANALYSIS; FLUID AGE; FURNACE MODELLING; PLUG FLOW; PULSE EXPERIMENT; REACTOR QUALITY; SECONDARY AIR INJECTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FURNACES;

EID: 33745800259     PISSN: 14684349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2006.010033     Document Type: Article

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