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Thermal Modelling of the Torrefaction Process Using the Finite Element Method

By: Alok Dhaundiyal and  Laszlo Toth  
Open Access
|Oct 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0055 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 736 - 749
Published on: Oct 26, 2021
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2021 Alok Dhaundiyal, Laszlo Toth, published by Riga Technical University
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