Performance improvement and reduction of emissions from coal-fired utility boilers in China

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-212

  Chui, Eddy H ^a   Gao, Haining ^a   Majeski, Adrian J ^a   Lee, George K ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD modeling; Coal fired boilers; Emission reduction

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; BOILERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PULVERIZED FUEL FIRED BOILERS;

CFD MODELING; CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES; COAL BASED POWER GENERATION; COAL FIRED UTILITY BOILERS; EMISSION REDUCTION; IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES; INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE; INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS;

COAL FIRED BOILERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; NITROGEN OXIDES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84755161717     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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