Modeling of fuel mixing in fluidized bed combustors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 5663-5671

  Pallarès, David ^a   Johnsson, Filip ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Combustion; Fluidization; Fluidized bed; Fuel; Mixing; Modeling

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUELS; FURNACES; MIXING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FUEL CONCENTRATIONS; FUEL MIXING; FUEL PARTICLES; LARGE-SCALE; MIXING PROCESSES; MODEL ACCOUNTS; MODEL RESULTS; MODELING; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; REASONABLE AGREEMENTS; SOLID PHASIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; YIELDING;

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS;

EID: 54449091845     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.07.035     Document Type: Article

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