Modeling of biomass gasification in fluidized bed

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 444-509

  Gomez Barea A ^a   Leckner, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Fluidized bed; Gasification; Modeling; Review; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; GASIFICATION; MODELS; REVIEWS;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BLACK-BOX MODEL; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; DETAILED MODELING; REACTOR MODELING; SEMI-EMPIRICAL CORRELATION; SIMULATION; WASTE GASIFICATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 77955099342     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2009.12.002     Document Type: Review

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