Prediction of multiphase combustion and ash deposition within a biomass furnace

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 413-422

  Borello, Domenico ^a   Venturini, Paolo ^a   Rispoli, Franco ^a   Rafael, Saavedra G Z ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PIURA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Ashes deposition; Biomass furnaces; Particle cloud tracking model; Solid and gas phase combustion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FURNACES; WOOD FUELS;

ASH DEPOSITION; CFD ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMPUTATIONAL SCHEMES; ELSEVIER; GAS-PHASE COMBUSTION; MULTIPHASE COMBUSTIONS; PARTICLE CLOUDS; SOLID-PHASE; THERMAL ENGINEERING;

COMBUSTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLY ASH; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION;

EID: 84869870884     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.04.031     Document Type: Article

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