Numerical study of co-firing coal and Cynara cardunculus in a 350 MWe utility boiler

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1207-1213

  Pallarés, Javier ^a   Gil, Antonia ^a   Cortés, Cristóbal ^a   Herce, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burnout; CFD model; Co firing coal and biomass; Cynara cardunculus

Indexed keywords

BOILER EFFICIENCY; BURNOUT; CFD MODEL; CO-FIRING COAL; CO-FIRING COAL AND BIOMASS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; FEEDING CONDITIONS; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPERATIONAL FACTORS; UTILITY BOILER;

BIOMASS; BOILER FIRING; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FEEDING; PARTICLE SIZE; PULVERIZED FUEL FIRED BOILERS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 70249151014     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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