Numerical study of the influence of particle size and packing on pyrolysis products using XDEM

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 71, Issue , 2016, Pages 20-34

  Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang ^a   Hoffmann, Florian ^b   Peters, Bernhard ^a   Besseron, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b Inutech GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Numerical study; Parameter study; Particle size; Pyrolysis; Validation; XDEM

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PARTICLE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS;

CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; LA-GRANGIAN APPROACHES; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; NUMERICAL STUDY; PARAMETER STUDIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VALIDATION; XDEM;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 84951068373     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2015.12.011     Document Type: Article

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