Engineering bed models for solid fuel conversion process in grate-fired boilers

Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 244-253

  Costa, M ^a   Massarotti, N ^a,b   Indrizzi, V ^a,e   Rajh, B ^c   Yin, C ^d   Samec, N ^c  

^a ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed model; Biomass conversion; Grate boiler; Solid fuel

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; BOILERS; DRYING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

BIOMASS CONVERSION; GRATE BOILER; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; SOLID FUELS; SPECIES CONCENTRATION; THERMO-CHEMICAL PROCESS; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

FUELS;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84909995947     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.07.067     Document Type: Article

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