Biomass granular screw feeding: An experimental investigation

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 942-955

  Dai, Jianjun ^a   Grace, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Blockage; Feeding; Hopper; Screw feeder; Torque

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PARTICLE; BIOMASS UTILIZATION; BLOCKAGE; BULK DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GASIFIERS; HIGH MOISTURE; HOG FUELS; LARGE PARTICLES; MEAN SIZE; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PILOT SCALE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREW FEEDER; WIDE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WOOD PELLET; WOOD SHAVINGS;

BIOMASS; FLUIDIZATION; HOPPERS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SCREWS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TORQUE;

FEEDING;

BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; TORQUE; WOOD;

SUIDAE;

EID: 78650797764     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.11.026     Document Type: Article

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