Heat transfer and pressure drop in fixed beds of wood chips

Heat transfer from a flowing gas to a fixed bed of dried Dougas-fir wood chips has been studied by a transient method. Hot air at about 130°C flowed upward through 0.2 m dia x 1 m deep beds of commercially prepared wood chips which had been screened for thickness. Four different wood chip sizes were...

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Main Author: Chow, Bosco
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25085