Particles and gaseous emissions from realistic operation of residential wood pellet heating systems

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 320-327

  Win, Kaung Myat ^a   Persson, Tomas ^a   Bales, Chris ^a  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Combustion; Emissions; Pellet boiler; Pellet stove; Start up phase; Stop phase; Wood pellet

Indexed keywords

CO EMISSIONS; ECOLABELS; EMISSION FACTORS; HEATING SYSTEM; LIMIT VALUES; MEASURED SYSTEM; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPERATION SEQUENCES; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PELLET BOILER; PELLET HEATING SYSTEMS; REFERENCE BOILER; START-UPS; STATIONARY OPERATIONS; STOP PHASE; TOTAL EMISSIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WOOD PELLET; WOOD PELLET HEATING SYSTEMS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PELLETIZING; SOLAR SYSTEM;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; CONTROL SYSTEM; HEATING; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WOOD;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; HEATING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR ENERGY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WOOD; WOOD PELLET HEATING SYSTEM;

EID: 84863482378     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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