A theoretical analysis of single coal particle behavior during spontaneous devolatilization and combustion [Elektronische Ressource] / von: Shabi Ulzama

A Theoretical Analysis of Single Coal Particle Behavior during Spontaneous Devolatilization and Combustion Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doktoringenieur (Dr.-Ing.) von: M.Tech Shabi Ulzama geb. am: 01.07.1978 in: Moradabad, India genehmigt durch die Fakultät für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Gutachter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.Tsotsas Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckehard Specht Prof. Dr.-Ing. J.Schmidt eingereicht am: 02.04.2007 Promotionskolloquium am: 26.04.2007 Preface This dissertation presents the major results of my research performed between 2003 and 2007 at the Institute of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics (ISUT), Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany. I would like to grab this opportunity to express my gratitude to all those who helped me and gave me the possibility to complete this thesis. First and foremost, I would like to thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. Specht for enabling me to write this thesis at university of Magdeburg. I am also especially grateful to him for showing me his systematic approach of analyzing and modeling chemical processes. My second thanks goes to Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Evangelos Tsotsas for the co-operation and disposition as a referee of my thesis work.