Experimental investigation of wood pellet swelling and shrinking during pyrolysis

Fuel

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 145-151

  Paulauskas, Rolandas ^a   Džiugys, Algis ^a   Striugas, Nerijus ^a  

^a LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Pyrolysis; Shrinking; Swelling; The center temperature; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DEFORMATION; FUELS; HEATING; PELLETIZING; PYROLYSIS; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; WOOD;

DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEATING TEMPERATURES; INERT ATMOSPHERES; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; THERMAL DEFORMATION; TUBULAR FURNACES; WOOD PELLET;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AGGLOMERATION; DEFORMATION; PELLETS; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; WOOD;

EID: 84911499340     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.11.023     Document Type: Article

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