Coal handbook
- ed.
The eleven chapters of the handbook present coal science and technology, starting with basic definitions of the structure of coal (Chapter 1) and methods of sampling and analysis (Chapter 2), through the technology and equipment of underground and surface coal mining (Chapters 3 and 4) and size reduction (Chapter 5). Chapters on coal cleaning (Chapter 6), utilization (Chapter 7), combustion (Chapter 8), and the conversion of coal to coke (Chapter 9), along with chapters on gaseous fuels (Chapter 10) and liquid fuels (Chapter 12), complete the presentation. An extensive glossary of technical terms is available at the back of the handbook. This book is intended to be particularly useful to scientists and engineers who are experts in one or two coal technology disciplines but require ready access to a wider range of coal technology. Scientists and technologists just entering the coal area cannot only familiarize themselves with the complete technological field but obtain an in-depth introduction to specific areas. The government manager, legislator, or planner will be in a better position to evaluate and select among planning and legislative alternatives after reading this handbook. Chapters have been entered individually into EDB. (LTN)
- OSTI ID:
- 5867416
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Energy, Power, and Environment/11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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