Modelling combustion reactions for gas flaring and its resulting emissions

Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 130-140

  Ismail, O Saheed ^a   Umukoro, G Ezaina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Combustion; Emission; Environment; Gas flaring; Modelling; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY; FLARE STACKS; GAS INDUSTRY; MODELS; NATURAL GAS; NEUTRON EMISSION; OIL FIELDS;

ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM GAS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; EFFICIENT COMBUSTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GAS FLARING; HYDROCARBON EMISSION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 85013806869     PISSN: 10183639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksues.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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