Kinetic parameters associated with self-heating of New Zealand coals under adiabatic conditions

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 665-670

  Beamish, B B ^a   St George, J D ^b   Barakat, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Adiabatic oven; Coal; Self heating

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BITUMINOUS COAL; LIGNITE; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ADIABATIC SELF-HEATING;

MINERALOGY;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; COAL; COMBUSTION; HEAT PRODUCTION; OXYGEN;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0141450558     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036740125     Document Type: Article

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