Computational modeling of a utility boiler tangentially-fired furnace retrofitted with swirl burners

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1601-1608

  Modlinski, Norbert ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

CFD; Pulverized coal; Swirl burner; Tangentially fired furnace

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; BOILERS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS BURNERS; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; IGNITION; PULVERIZED FUEL;

BURNER SIMULATIONS; COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FURNACE SIMULATIONS; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; PULVERIZED COALS; SWIRL BURNER; TANGENTIALLY FIRED FURNACES;

FURNACES;

EID: 77957921358     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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