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Boersma, A. (author), Sweelsen, J. (author), Blokland, H. (author)The calorific value of energetic gasses is an important parameter in the quality assessment of gas steams, and can be calculated from the chemical composition of the gas. An array of capacitive sensor electrodes was developed, each functionalized with a gas responsive coating to measure the concentration of methane, ethane, propane, carbon...conference paper 2016
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van Kessel, L.B.M. (author), Arendsen, A.R.J. (author), Brem, G. (author), TNO Milieu, Energie en Procesinnovatie (author)In thermal processes with highly inhomogeneous fuels it is desirable to know real time fuel characteristics. In the case of municipal solid waste combustion (MSWC) it was up till now not possible to determine the calorific value of the waste on-line with a high accuracy. In this paper, a new method is presented where the calorific value is...article 2004
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van Kessel, L.B.M. (author), Leskens, M. (author), Brem, G. (author), TNO Milieu, Energie en Procesinnovatie (author)This paper deals with two aspects concerning the optimization of municipal solid waste combustion (MSWC) processes. First of all, an on-line calorific value sensor is discussed by means of which the calorific value of the waste can be estimated from actual process data. Experimental results on a MSWC process are discussed which show that the...article 2002
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Fierro, V. (author), Miranda, J.L. (author), Romero, C. (author), Andrés, J.M. (author), Pierrot, A. (author), Gómez-Landesa, E. (author), Arriaga, A. (author), Schmal, D. (author), TNO Milieu, Energie en Procesinnovatie (author)The exothermic processes during coal storage reduce the calorific value of the coal which in turn results in financial losses. An accurate and easy calculation of the losses may be an efficient tool to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures taken to reduce the spontaneous heating of coal and to predict the appearance of hot spots. This study...article 1999