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Analysis of Char Combustion Including the Effect of Pore Enlargement

GEORGE R. GAVALAS Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif, 91125
Pages 197-210 | Accepted 05 Sep 1980, Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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GIRARDA. SIMONS. (1980) Comment on “Analysis of Char Combustion Including the Effect of Pore Enlargement”. Combustion Science and Technology 24:5-6, pages 211-213.
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