CFD modeling of space-time evolution of fast pyrolysis products in a bench-scale fluidized-bed reactor

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 33-34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-198

  Boateng, A A ^a   Mtui, P L ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Modeling; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; BIO OIL; CFD MODELING; DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; FAST PYROLYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; MULTIPHASE MODEL; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; SPACE-TIME EVOLUTION; SPATIAL VOLUME; TRANSPORT EQUATION; VIRTUAL DESIGN;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; INERT GASES; PYROLYSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 80055098879     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.09.034     Document Type: Article

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