Computational modelling of co-firing of biomass with coal under oxy-fuel condition in a small scale furnace

Fuel

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 455-466

  Bhuiyan, Arafat A ^a   Naser, Jamal ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass co firing; CO2 capture; Oxy fuel modeling; Radiative heat transfer; Recycled ratio (RR)

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOMASS; BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FUELS; FURNACES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEATING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RECYCLING;

CO-FIRING; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; OXY-FUELS; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; RECYCLED RATIO (RR); UNBURNED CARBON IN ASHES;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 84918792384     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.11.089     Document Type: Article

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