Optimum biomass drying for combustion - A modeling approach

Energy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-73

  Gebreegziabher, Tesfaldet ^a   Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire ^a   Hui, Chi Wai ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomass drying; Combustion; Drying kinetics; Modeling; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; DRYING KINETIC; FICK'S SECOND LAW; MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES; MODELING APPROACH;

DRYING;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CAPITAL; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY BALANCE; EXPENDITURE; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; WOOD;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DRYING; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84876083479     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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