Analysis of particle heating and devolatilization during rapid coal pyrolysis in a thermal plasma reactor

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Yan, Binhang ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a   Jin, Yong ^a   Guo, Cliff Yi ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shenhua NICE Future Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical percolation devolatilization (CPD); Coal devolatilization; Coal pyrolysis; Discrete phase model (DPM); Thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

COAL DEVOLATILIZATION; COAL PYROLYSIS; DEVOLATILIZATION; DISCRETE PHASE MODEL; THERMAL PLASMA;

ACETYLENE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

COAL;

EID: 84858971656     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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