A CFD model for biomass fast pyrolysis in fluidized-bed reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2440-2452

  Xue, Q ^a   Heindel, T J ^a   Fox, R O ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Euler Euler model; Fast pyrolysis; Fluidized bed reactor; Multiphase

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; EULER-EULER MODEL; FAST PYROLYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; MULTIPHASE;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLUIDS; KINETIC THEORY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PYROLYSIS; SUPERSATURATION; TAR;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79953691784     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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