Numerical and experimental investigation of downdraft gasification of wood chips

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 783-792

  Janajreh, I ^a   Al Shrah, M ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

CFD; Downdraft gasifier; Gasification; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

AIR BLOWN; CFD MODELS; CO-FIRING; COUPLED EVOLUTION; DOWNDRAFT GASIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GASEOUS PHASIS; GASIFIERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLES; LOW TEMPERATURES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SMALL SCALE; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; WASTE TO ENERGY; WOOD CHIP; WOOD PELLET; ZERO-DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FEEDSTOCKS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TEMPERATURE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

GASIFICATION;

CRAZING; FLUID DYNAMICS; GASIFICATION; PELLETS; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

EID: 84870419171     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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