Validation of a numerical approach to model pyrolysis of biomass and assessment of kinetic data

Fuel

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2301-2314

  Peters, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Discrete Particle Method (DPM); Modelling; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS EQUATION; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; DISCRETE PARTICLE METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENERAL TRENDS; KINETIC DATA; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODELLING; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL TOOLS; PARTICLE GEOMETRIES; REACTION SCHEMES; STATE OF THE ART;

BIOMASS; ENERGY RESOURCES;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 79953818327     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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