Self-heating in a bioreactor: Coupling of heat and mass transfer with turbulent convection

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 5077-5086

  Zambra, C E ^a   Rosales, C ^b   Moraga, N O ^c   Ragazzi, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

turbulence model; Bio drying reactor; Finite volume simulation; Municipal waste material; Self heating in a bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIO-DRYING; DESIGN CRITERION; ENERGY TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FINITE VOLUME SIMULATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MUNICIPAL WASTE; MUNICIPAL WASTE MATERIAL; OXYGEN DEPLETION; POROUS MEDIUM; SELF-HEATING; TURBULENT CONVECTION;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; HEATING; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW; WASTE TREATMENT;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 80052173822     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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