A numerical study of pulverized coal ignition by means of plasma torches in air-coal dust mixture ducts of utility boiler furnaces

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1970-1978

  Belosevic, Srdjan ^a   Sijercic, Miroslav ^a   Stefanovic, Predrag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Ignition; Modeling; Plasma torches; Pulverized coal; Utility boiler

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA TORCHES;

AIR-COAL DUST MIXTURE DUCTS; COMBUSTION STABILIZATION; PULVERIZED COAL IGNITION;

PULVERIZED FUEL;

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA TORCHES; PULVERIZED FUEL;

EID: 39749093087     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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