A CFD-based analysis of low volatile coal combustion in different scale burners

Clean Air

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Toporov, D ^a   Azevedo, J L T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Burner simulation; CFD model; Low volatile coal combustion

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FUEL BURNERS; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CFD MODEL; PARAMETRIC TESTS; SINGLE BURNER FURNACE; VOLATILE COAL;

COAL COMBUSTION;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FUEL BURNERS; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIRFLOW; BURNING; COAL; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

EID: 33748324710     PISSN: 15614417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/interjenercleanenv.7.1.10     Document Type: Article

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