Modelling of grate combustion in a medium scale biomass furnace for control purposes

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-427

  Bauer, Robert ^a   Gölles, Markus ^b   Brunner, Thomas ^b,c   Dourdoumas, Nicolaos ^a   Obernberger, Ingwald ^b,c  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b BIOENERGY 2020 GMBH   (Austria)

^c BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomass; Co current heat and mass transfer; Fixed bed; Grate combustion; Modelling; Process control

Indexed keywords

CALCULATED VALUES; COMBUSTION MODELLING; CONTROL PURPOSE; FIXED BED; GRATE COMBUSTION; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MODEL BASED CONTROLS; NEW MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEW MODEL; PILOT SCALE; REAL SITUATION; SCALE FURNACE;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; FURNACES; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PILOT PLANTS; SMOKE;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 77649237532     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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