Mathematical modelling of particle mixing effect on the combustion of municipal solid wastes in a packed-bed furnace

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1290-1300

  Yang, Yao Bin ^a   Swithenbank, Jim ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; SOLID WASTES;

DISPERSION MODEL; PARTICLE MIXING;

MIXING;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL;

COMBUSTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PACKED BEDS; SOLID WASTES;

BURNING; COMBUSTION; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DISPERSION; FURNACE; GAS FLOW; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PACKED BED REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; INCINERATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 44149084443     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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