Updraft gasifier and ORC system for high ash content biomass: A modelling and simulation study

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 156, Issue , 2017, Pages 394-406

  de Mena, B ^a   Vera, D ^b   Jurado, F ^b   Ortega, M ^b  

^a abc advanced biomass concepts GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Olive leaves; ORC; Updraft gasifier

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; GASIFICATION; OLIVE OIL; RANKINE CYCLE;

DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEM; GASIFICATION EFFICIENCY; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; NET ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; OLIVE LEAVES; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE; UPDRAFT GASIFIER;

GAS GENERATORS;

EID: 84999666040     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.09.031     Document Type: Article

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