Two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulation of coal combustion in a circulating fluidized bed combustor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 306-314

  Zhou, W ^a   Zhao, C S ^a   Duan, L B ^a   Qu, C R ^a   Chen, X P ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidized bed; Coal combustion; Comprehensive model; Computational fluid dynamic

Indexed keywords

CHAR COMBUSTION; CHAR GASIFICATION; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTOR; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; COAL DEVOLATILIZATION; COEFFICIENT CORRECTION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION MECHANISM; COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DOWNWARD FLOW; ENERGY CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; ENERGY MINIMIZATION MULTI SCALE; EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS COMPONENT; GAS-SOLID; GAS-SOLID FLOWS; HEAT SOURCES; MOISTURE EVAPORATION; MULTIPHASE MODEL; SOLID-PHASE; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; UPWARD FLOW; VOIDAGE; VOLATILE COMBUSTION;

AIR; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HEAT CONVECTION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; REACTION RATES; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 78650303512     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.048     Document Type: Article

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