Performance analysis of downdraft gasifier for agriwaste biomass materials

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-60

  Sivakumar, K ^a   Krishna Mohan, N ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Coconut shell; Energy from waste; Gasification; Groundnut shell; Rice husk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856900993     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2010/v3i1.14     Document Type: Article

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