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Fluidised bed combustion (FBC) differs from both conventional stokers and pulverised fuel combustion in being applicable to a wide spectrum of modern coal-fired systems ranging from small industrial boilers and furnaces to large power generation units. The diverse uses of fluidised bed combustion have given rise to a number of different types of combustor design. The main categories are as follows.
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Merrick, D. (1984). Fluidised Bed Combustion. In: Coal Combustion and Conversion Technology. Energy Alternatives Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06197-6_3
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