An improved estimation of coal particle mass using image analysis

Powder Technology

Volumn 229, Issue , 2012, Pages 178-184

  Zhang, Zelin ^a   Yang, Jianguo ^a   Ding, Lihua ^a   Zhao, Yuemin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coarse coal particle; Image processing; Mass model; Particle mass model

Indexed keywords

COAL PARTICLES; COMPUTATION SPEED; INITIAL MASS; MASS MODELS; ON-LINE CONTROLS; PARTICLE MASS; PROJECTED AREA; RELATIVE ERRORS; SIZE FRACTION; TWO PARAMETER;

COAL INDUSTRY; ERRORS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING;

COAL;

COAL;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DENSITY GRADIENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

EID: 84864303848     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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