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Title: Reading the composition of coal

Journal Article · · EPRI J.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5151210

A new apparatus, (CONAC), is being developed to handle a large quantity (up to 50 tons per hour) of coal at a high speed and give an accurate and continuous nuclear analysis without affecting the coal or preventing retesting. CONAC will increase the efficiency of coal resources by identifying the coal which meets boiler-performance and emission-standard specifications. Coal varies in heating value, moisture content, sulfur and nitrogen percentages, and ash content, all of which affect the cost-effectiveness of power plant operation. Relying on neutron activation of coal by a radioactive californium, the CONAC apparatus provides more-reliable information than conventional analytical tests. (DCK)

OSTI ID:
5151210
Journal Information:
EPRI J.; (United States), Vol. 5:6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English