Characteristics of an air-blown fixed-bed downdraft biomass gasifier

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 4196-4205

  Hsi, Chih Lun ^a   Wang, Tzong Yuan ^b   Tsai, Chien Hsiung ^c   Chang, Ching Yuan ^d   Liu, Chiu Hao ^b   Chang, Yao Chung ^b   Kuo, Jing T ^b  

^a Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; FLOW RATE; FUELS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS HEATING; GASIFICATION; HEATING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OXYGEN; PREHEATING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; THERMAL SPRAYING;

AIR FLOWS; AIR PREHEATING; AIR/FUEL RATIOS; AXIAL PROFILES; BIOMASS GASIFIER; BURNING RATES; COLD GAS EFFICIENCIES; FIXED BEDS; FUEL CONVERSIONS; FUEL MOISTURE CONTENTS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GASIFIER; HEATING VALUES; HIGHER HEATING VALUES; HOT GASSES; MARGINAL EFFECTS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATION PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCER GASSES; REASONABLE ACCURACIES; STEADY-STATE MODELS;

GASES;

EID: 57849088370     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800026x     Document Type: Article

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