An Euler-Euler approach to modeling biomass fast pyrolysis in fluidized-bed reactors - Focusing on the gas phase

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 344-353

  Mellin, Pelle ^a   Zhang, Qinglin ^a   Kantarelis, Efthymios ^a   Yang, Weihong ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Keywords CFD Fluidized bed Fast pyrolysis Pyrolysis oil Pyrolysis Bio oil

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; EULER-EULER APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FAST PYROLYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; VAPORS;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84878162990     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.04.054     Document Type: Article

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