Thermodynamic equilibrium model and exergy analysis of a Biomass gasifier

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 0318011-0318017

  Srinivas, T ^a   Gupta, A V S S K S ^b   Reddy, B V ^c  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dissociation; Gas composition; Gasification; Thermochemical equilibrium

Indexed keywords

AIR FUEL RATIOS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS GASIFIER; BIOMASS MATERIALS; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CLEAN SYNTHESIS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FUEL RATIO; GAS COMPOSITION; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION; GASEOUS FUEL; GASIFIERS; HEATING VALUE; HIGH YIELD; LOWER HEATING VALUE; PARTIAL COMBUSTION; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; SOLID FUELS; SYN GAS; THERMOCHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM; THERMOCHEMICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM MODEL;

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DISSOCIATION; EXERGY; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUELS; GAS GENERATORS; GASES; HEATING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEAM POWER PLANTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 77955829642     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3185354     Document Type: Article

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