Numerical modelling of the self-heating process of a wet porous medium

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 25-26, 2011, Pages 5200-5206

  Ejlali, A ^a   Mee, D J ^a   Hooman, K ^a   Beamish, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Coal stockpile; Oxidation; Porosity; Self heating in moist porous material

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LOCAL THERMAL NON-EQUILIBRIUM; MAIN PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODELLING; POROUS MEDIUM; SELF IGNITION; SELF-HEATING; SPONTANEOUS SELF-IGNITION;

BUOYANCY; COAL; COMMERCE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEATING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OXIDATION; POROSITY; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 80053191832     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.08.025     Document Type: Article

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