CFD modeling of oxy-coal combustion: Prediction of burnout, volatile and NO precursors release

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 653-665

  Alvarez L ^a   Gharebaghi, M ^b   Jones, J M ^b   Pourkashanian, M ^b   Williams, A ^b   Riaza, J ^a   Pevida, C ^a   Pis, J J ^a   Rubiera, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; FG DVC code; Oxy fuel combustion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; FORECASTING; FUELS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HEATING RATE; KINETICS;

BURNING RATE; CFD MODELING; CFD MODELS; CFD SIMULATIONS; DEVOLATILISATION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENTRAINED FLOW REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FG-DVC CODE; NITROGEN DISTRIBUTION; NO EMISSIONS; OXYFUEL COMBUSTION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN CONTENT; PYROLYSIS MODEL; REACTION PARAMETERS; RELEASE KINETICS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARAMETERIZATION; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SIMULATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84871894179     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.058     Document Type: Article

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