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GAZEIFICATION CONTRE-COURANT [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Gas Industry
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
CONT

The Lurgi gasifier is a reactor for the performance of countercurrent gasification of coal in a moving bed.

OBS

Countercurrent. A current flowing adjacent to the main current but in the opposite direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Industrie du gaz
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
OBS

système à contre-courant de Lurgi. [...] Le charbon en morceaux est introduit en haut de l'appareil [...] Les morceaux descendent à contre-courant de l'oxygène et de la vapeur qui arrivent par le bas.

Spanish

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