Numerical investigation on performance of coal gasification under various injection patterns in an entrained flow gasifier

Applied Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 218-228

  Chen, Chih Jung ^a   Hung, Chen I ^a   Chen, Wei Hsin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon conversion and coal gas efficiency; Clean coal technology; Coal gasification; Entrained flow gasifier; Injection pattern; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL; COAL GAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; CARBON CONVERSIONS; CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES; ENTRAINED FLOW GASIFIERS; GAS EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; INJECTION PATTERNS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; STEAM/COAL RATIOS; SYN-GAS; SYNGAS PRODUCTION; WATER GAS SHIFT (WGS) REACTION;

COAL GASIFICATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CLEANER PRODUCTION; COAL; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENTRAINMENT; HYDROGEN; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84867706975     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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