Real life performance of domestic pellet boiler technologies as a function of operational loads: A case study of Belgium

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 357-362

  Verma, V K ^a   Bram, S ^a,b   Delattin, F ^a   De Ruyck, J ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Erasmushogeschool Brussel   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Combustion efficiency; Operational loads; Pellet boilers; Pellet burner; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DUST; EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; PELLETIZING;

BELGIUM; CERTIFIED WOOD; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; DUST EMISSION; FUEL QUALITY; LOAD OPERATIONS; NOMINAL LOADS; OPERATIONAL LOADS; PELLET BOILER; POLLUTANTS EMISSIONS; REAL-LIFE PERFORMANCE; WOOD PELLET;

BOILERS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DUST; EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRIC OXIDE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84869870531     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.017     Document Type: Article

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