Theoretical study of coal gasification in a 50 ton/day HYCOL entrained flow gasifier. I. Effects of coal properties and implications

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 908-912

  Liu, Hao ^a   Kojima, Toshinori ^a  

^a SEIKEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL ASH; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ASH CONTENT; COAL PROPERTIES; ENTRAINED FLOW GASIFICATION; HEATING VALUE; VOLATILE MATTER CONTENT;

COAL GASIFICATION;

EID: 4043084218     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef030162r     Document Type: Article

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