Thermal recuperative incineration of VOCs: CFD modelling and experimental validation

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 2355-2366

  Salvador, S ^a   Commandre J M ^a   Kara, Y ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALBI CARMAUX   (France)

^b GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Measurements; Modelling; Pollutants; Recuperative incinerator; VOC

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCINERATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; TURBULENCE;

MODELLING; POLLUTANTS; RECUPERATIVE INCINERATORS; TURBULENCE DEVICES;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33745831615     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.02.018     Document Type: Article

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