Modeling of multiphase combustion and deposit formation in a biomass-fed furnace

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3008-3021

  Venturini, P ^a   Borello, D ^a   Iossa, C ^a   Lentini, D ^a   Rispoli, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Multiphase flows; Packed bed combustion; Particle cloud tracking model; Particle deposition; Stretched laminar flamelets

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEPOSITS; ECOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FURNACES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PACKED BEDS;

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CONDITION; COMBUSTION MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CRITICAL LOCATION; DEPOSIT FORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FLAMELETS; FURNACE WALLS; GASPHASE; INERT MATERIALS; LAMINAR FLAMELETS; PARTICLE CLOUDS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; SOLID PARTICLES; SOLID-PHASE; SUBMODELS; TEST CASE; WOODEN BIOMASS;

COMBUSTION;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; MODEL TEST;

EID: 77956857493     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.03.038     Document Type: Article

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