Energy and exergy analysis of gasifier-based Coal-to-fuel systems

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0210081-0210088

  Zhu, Yunhua ^a   Srisomasundaram, Ram ^a   Kemp, James W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENTRAINED FLOW; ENTRAINED FLOW GASIFIERS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; FISCHER TROPSCH; FUEL TECHNOLOGY; GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES; GASIFIERS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; SINGLE STAGE; SYNGAS COOLING; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; TECHNICAL RISKS; TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT; TWO STAGE; WATER QUENCH;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; FUEL SYSTEMS; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; LIQUIDS; TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

FUELS;

EID: 77955233972     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001572     Document Type: Article

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