On-line monitoring of fuel moisture-content in biomass-fired furnaces by measuring relative humidity of the flue gases

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2470-2476

  Hermansson, Sven ^a   Lind, Fredrik ^a   Thunman, Henrik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass; Combustion; Grate furnaces; Moisture content; Relative humidity; Sensors

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS FUELS; CENTRAL COMPONENT; COMBUSTION AIR; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOURS; ENERGY CONTENT; FLUIDISED-BED; FOSSIL ENERGY RESOURCES; GRATE FURNACES; HEAT AND POWER; HUMID AIR; LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT; MEASURED SIGNALS; ONLINE MONITORING; OPERATION PARAMETERS; OXYGEN CONTENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TRANSPORT TIME;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY RESOURCES; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUELS; FURNACES; GASES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MONITORING; SENSORS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 80053561270     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.03.018     Document Type: Article

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