Simulation of thermal conversion of solid fuel by the discrete particle method;Kietojo kuro šiluminių virsmų modeliavimas naudojant diskreč iųjų dalelių metoda

Lithuanian Journal of Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-105

  Peters, B ^a   Dziugys A ^b   Navakas, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Combustion; Dicrete particle method (DPM); Forward acting grate; Moving bed; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961215456     PISSN: 16488504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3952/lithjphys.51204     Document Type: Article

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