Decrease of calorific value and particle size in coal stockpiles

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/15567030701436297· OSTI ID:21049868

Sensogut, C; Ozdeniz, A H ^[1]

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1. Dumlupinar University, Kutahya (Turkey). Mining Engineering Department

During storage of excess amount of coal, they lose both their economical value and cause environmental problems. In this work, two industrial-sized stockpiles were constituted at a coal stockyard of Western Lignite Corporation (WLC) in Tuncbilek, Turkey. The size of the stockpiles, formed as triangle prisms, was about 10 m x 5 m wide with a height of 3 m; each mass being approximately 120 tons of coal in total. Some of the parameters that were effective on the stockpiles were measured in a continuous manner during this experimental work. The calorific losses and the decreases that occurred in particle size due to atmospheric conditions were also examined and detailed as the result of this work.

• OSTI ID: 21049868
• Journal Information: Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Vol. 30, Issue 11; ISSN 1556-7036
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
STOCKPILES
COAL
PARTICLE SIZE
CALORIFIC VALUE
STORAGE
LIGNITE
WEATHERING