A CFD study of biomass pyrolysis in a downer reactor equipped with a novel gas-solid separator - I: Hydrodynamic performance

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 366-382

  Yu, Xi ^a   Makkawi, Yassir ^a   Ocone, Raffaella ^b   Huard, Martin ^c   Briens, Cedric ^c   Berruti, Franco ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass pyrolysis; CFD modeling; Downer reactor; Gas solid separation; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEPARATION; SEPARATORS;

BIOMASS PYROLYSIS; CFD MODELING; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; DOWNER REACTOR; GAS-SOLID SEPARATION; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; KINETIC THEORY OF GRANULAR FLOW; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84902149247     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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