Eulerian - Eulerian CFD model on fluidized bed gasifier using coffee husks as fuel

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages 1391-1402

  Ismail, Tamer M ^a   Abd El Salam, M ^b   Monteiro, Eliseu ^c,d   Rouboa, Abel ^c,e  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b October 6 University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTALEGRE   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Equivalence ratio; Fluidized bed gasifier; Moisture content; Pilot scale gasification plant

Indexed keywords

CALORIFIC VALUE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; GASIFICATION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SYNTHESIS GAS;

EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIERS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GASIFICATION PLANTS; GASIFICATION PROCESS; GASIFICATION TEMPERATURES; HIGH MOISTURE CONTENTS; HIGHER HEATING VALUE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84976438534     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.06.102     Document Type: Article

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