Improvement of energy efficiency, reduction of operating costs, and reduction of harmful emissions released into the atmosphere are issues of major concern in modern energy plants. While air emissions have to be restricted due to tightening environmental legislation, at the same time it is ever...

There are several challenges confronting energy production nowadays, such as increasing the efficiency of combustion processes and at the same time reducing harmful emissions. The latter, however, often necessitates process improvement, which requires knowledge of the behavior of the process. It...