Computational fluid dynamic simulations of coal-fired utility boilers: An engineering tool

Fuel

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-18

  Korytnyi, Efim ^a   Saveliev, Roman ^a   Perelman, Miron ^a   Chudnovsky, Boris ^b   Bar Ziv, Ezra ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Israel)

Author keywords

Combustion behavior; Pollutant emissions; Prediction

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; COAL; COAL FIRED BOILERS; COAL INDUSTRY; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FURNACES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PULVERIZED FUEL FIRED BOILERS; TEST FACILITIES;

CFD SIMULATIONS; CFD-CODES; COAL-BURNING; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC; EFFECTIVE TOOL; MODEL PARAMETERS; PILOT-SCALE; POLLUTANT EMISSIONS; PREDICTION; UTILITY BOILERS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 53349167014     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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