• DocumentCode
    1034449
  • Title

    Electromagnetic wave propagation in an asymmetrical coal seam

  • Author

    Hill, David A.

  • Author_Institution
    National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    2/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    244
  • Lastpage
    247
  • Abstract
    Electromagnetic wave propagation in a coal seam is analyzed for the case where the surrounding floor and roof rocks have different electrical properties. Numerical results are presented for the attenuation rate and field distribution of the dominant mode. Even when the roof and floor conductivities are different, the vertical electric field and the horizontal magnetic field are the dominant components, and they are nearly constant within the coal seam. The results have application to mine communication and remote sensing of coal seams.
  • Keywords
    Coal; Electromagnetic propagation in nonhomogeneous media; MF radio propagation; Underground electromagnetic propagation; Conductivity; Electromagnetic propagation; Equations; Floors; Geometry; Magnetic fields; Permittivity; Polarization; Propagation constant; Remote sensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1986.1143809
  • Filename
    1143809