A comparison of the results obtained from grinding in a stirred media mill lignite coal samples treated with microwave and untreated samples

Fuel

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 659-664

  Samanli, S ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lignite coal; Microwave treatment; Specific rate of breakage; Stirred media mill

Indexed keywords

COAL SAMPLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEED COALS; FINER PARTICLES; INDEX VALUES; LIGNITE COAL; MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; PARTICLE-SIZE FRACTIONS; SIZE GROUPS; SPECIFIC RATE OF BREAKAGE; STIRRED MEDIA MILL; STRUCTURAL MOISTURE; TEST RESULTS; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

COAL INDUSTRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); LIGNITE; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; SULFUR;

COAL BREAKAGE;

EID: 78649985803     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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