Distribution of the coal flow in the mill-duct system of the As Pontes Power Plant using CFD modeling

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 84-94

  Ferrin J L ^a   Saavedra, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD; Mill ducts; Particle trajectories grid generation; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELING; COAL FLOW; EULERIAN; GRID GENERATION; MASS FLOW; MILL-DUCTS; PULVERIZED COALS; REAL POWER PLANTS; VOLUME RATIO;

COAL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUCTS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; PULVERIZED FUEL; TURBULENT FLOW;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 84870538232     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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