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These results were supported by numerical modeling of particle combustion and sulfur evolution.","A technique was developed to more accurately quantify particle burning area by including the effects of voids (pores on the particle surface that are deeper than their surface radius). Scanning electron microscopy and digital processing of images of quenched particles were used to quantify surface void area, perimeter, and reacting void wall area for voids with diameters larger than 1 $\\mu$m. Burning rates determined from in situ measurements of a wide range of reacting coal particles indicated that calculated burning rates more closely matched diffusion-limited burning rates when burning area was corrected for void surface area and reacting void wall area.","Results of quantifying void area distributions indicated that mean void area increased with coal volatility, heating rate, and heterogeneous combustion, but was not significantly affected by oxygen concentration. Numerical results indicated that burning rate calculations did not strongly depend on specific void distribution shape. However, results suggested that errors in burning rate caused by assuming a void distribution were minimized by using a pore distribution model modified for the effects of void combination and assuming a mean void area of 20%.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T11:53:58Z (GMT). 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