Modeling and investigation of the channeling phenomenon in downdraft stratified gasifers

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2013, Pages 704-712

  Allesina, Giulio ^a   Pedrazzi, Simone ^a   Tartarini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Channeling; Gasification; Stratified reactor; Syngas; Tar

Indexed keywords

GASIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TAR;

CHANNELING; CHANNELING PHENOMENA; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; FLAMING PYROLYSIS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LOADING CONDITION; STRATIFIED REACTOR; SYN-GAS;

LOADING;

CHARCOAL;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER PLANT; PYROLYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOMASS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GASIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS;

CHANNELING; GASIFICATION; STRATIFIED REACTOR; SYNGAS; TAR;

AIR; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASES; INCINERATION; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POWER PLANTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 84883385126     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.132     Document Type: Article

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