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Pressure drop prediction of a gasifier bed with cylindrical biomass pellets

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  • Gunarathne, Duleeka Sandamali
  • Chmielewski, Jan Karol
  • Yang, Weihong

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Bed pressure drop is an import parameter related to operation and performance of fixed bed gasifiers. Up to date, limited literature is found on pressure drop prediction of beds with cylindrical pellets and none was found for gasifying beds with cylindrical pellets.

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  • Gunarathne, Duleeka Sandamali & Chmielewski, Jan Karol & Yang, Weihong, 2014. "Pressure drop prediction of a gasifier bed with cylindrical biomass pellets," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 258-266.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:113:y:2014:i:c:p:258-266
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.032
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