Performance correlations for biomass gasifiers using semi-equilibrium non-stoichiometric thermodynamic models

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 590-618

  Buragohain, Buljit ^a   Mahanta, Pinakeswar ^a   Moholkar, Vijayanand S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Decentralized power generation; Lower heating value; Non stoichiometric models; Producer gas; Thermal equilibrium

Indexed keywords

AIR RATIO; AVERAGE ABSOLUTE ERROR; BEST FIT; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS GASIFIER; CARBON CONVERSIONS; CORN COB; DECENTRALIZED ELECTRICITY; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; ENGINE-GENERATOR; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIERS; GASIFICATION TEMPERATURES; GASIFIERS; GENERALIZED CORRELATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; LOWER HEATING VALUE; PER UNIT; PERFORMANCE CORRELATION; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PRODUCER GAS; REGRESSION COEFFICIENT; RICE HUSK; STATISTICAL INDICATORS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

BENCHMARKING; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FEEDSTOCKS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84858862695     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1818     Document Type: Article

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