Simulation of co-incineration of sewage sludge with municipal solid waste in a grate furnace incinerator

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 561-567

  Lin, Hai ^a   Ma, Xiaoqian ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Co incineration; Computational fluid dynamics; Municipal solid waste; Semi dried sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

CO-INCINERATION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; FURNACE TEMPERATURES; GRATE FURNACES; INCINERATION PLANT; LOW HEATING VALUES; MIXED FUEL; RESIDENCE TIME; RESOURCE RECOVERY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; FURNACES; INCINERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; INCINERATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUID FLOW; FURNACE; HEAT TRANSFER; INCINERATION; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI DRIED SLUDGE; SIMULATION; SLUDGE; WET SLUDGE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; INCINERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POWER PLANTS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER;

EID: 84856321701     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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