Equilibrium and kinetic modeling of char reduction reactions in a downdraft biomass gasifier: A comparison

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 918-928

  Sharma, Avdhesh Kr ^a  

^a DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Char reduction reactions; Critical length of char bed; Downdraft gasifier modeling; Equilibrium and kinetic modeling

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS GENERATORS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; RATE CONSTANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOMASS GASIFIER; CHAR REACTIVITY; CHAR REDUCTION REACTIONS; CRITICAL LENGTH OF CHAR BED; DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETIC MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM RELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GAS TEMPERATURES; GASIFIER; HEAT ABSORPTION; KINETIC MODELLING; KINETIC RATE PARAMETERS; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MODELING PREDICTIONS; POWER OUTPUTS; REACTION TEMPERATURES; REDUCTION REACTIONS; REDUCTION ZONES;

COAL;

BIOMASS; ENDOTHERMY; ENERGY BALANCE; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KINETICS; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 49149097165     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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