Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and is widely used as an energy source for combustion
and gasification. Both experimental methods and computational tools are required for the …

1.1. Background Dwindling supplies of oil and natural gas have spawned renewed interest
in utilization of the world's vast co, it resources. Nuclear and solar energy will be required in …

A brief description is given of devolatilization of raw coal and combustion of the residualchar.
Major achievements in the study of devolatilization and important areas for further …

The development and employment of comprehensive combustion/gasification models for the
optimum selection of process conditions and gasification parameters, especially for …

Founded on the work of the renowned Advanced Combustion Engineering Research
Center, the authors document and integrate current knowledge of the organic and inorganic …

For the proper understanding of fixed and fluidized-bed coal combustors and gasifiers, it is
necessary to have the detailed knowledge of the devolatilization and combustion …

Exploiting biomass energy is a promising option to reduce CO 2 emissions, owing to its
renewability and carbon neutrality. The knowledge of biomass ignition becomes critical for …

Most combustion systems use dense sprays of liquid fuels or pulverized fuel suspension for
combustion. Thus the interactive processes between the drops/particles play a crucial role in …

A computer model describing the conversion of wood under packed-bed conditions is
presented. The packed bed is considered to be an arrangement of a finite number of …

A comprehensive model for the simulation of fluidized bed coal combustors (FBC) is
developed, capable of predicting the combustion efficiency, char and limestone elutriation …