Application of X-ray computed tomography for analyzing cleat spacing and cleat aperture in coal samples

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 205-222

  Mazumder, S ^a   Wolf, K H A A ^a   Elewaut, K ^a   Ephraim, R ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cleat aperture; Cleat orientation; Cleat spacing; Gausian; Point spread function

Indexed keywords

CLEAT APERTURE; CLEAT ORIENTATION; CLEAT SPACING; HISTOGRAM;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; GRAPHIC METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

COAL;

COAL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748686767     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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