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An investigation of fine coal grinding kinetics

Abstract

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In recent years, a great deal of interest has been shown in developing methods for preparing super—clean coal containing less than 2% ash and 0.5% sulfur. New techniques for recovering fine coal, such as micro—bubble flotation, can achieve the desired result provided mineral matter is sufficiently liberated. To achieve sufficient liberation, however, it is often necessary to grind to a mean particle size finer than 10 microns. Since conventional ball mills are highly inefficient in this fine size range, the stirred ball mill has been proposed as a more suitable means for ultrafine grinding.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Mining and Minerals Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Mining and Minerals Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1986

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Brown, Michael Duane
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Adel, Gregory T.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Lucas, J. Richard
  • Yoon, Roe-Hoan
  • Foreman, William E.

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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etd-11152013-040453
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45752

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Brown, Michael Duane. An investigation of fine coal grinding kinetics. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45752