Use of CFD simulation as a design tool for biomass stoves

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 20-27

  Ravi, M R ^a   Kohli, Sangeeta ^a   Ray, Anjan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER;

ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PYROLYSIS AND COMBUSTIONS; SIMULATION MODEL;

STOVES;

EID: 33847111345     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60309-9     Document Type: Article

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