Computational fluid dynamics modelling of biomass fast pyrolysis in fluidised bed reactors, focusing different kinetic schemes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 213, Issue , 2016, Pages 333-341

  Ranganathan, Panneerselvam ^a   Gu, Sai ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; CFD; Fast pyrolysis; Fluidised bed; Multiphase flows

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PYROLYSIS;

COMPLEX MULTIPHASE FLOWS; EULERIAN APPROACH; FAST PYROLYSIS; FAST PYROLYSIS PROCESS; FLUIDISED BED; FLUIDISED BED REACTORS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PARTICLE DENSITIES;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; STEADY STATE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CELLULOSE;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84959237274     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.042     Document Type: Article

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