DocumentCode
752617
Title
Rapid quality control for coal seams by neutron activation analysis
Author
Sekhar, N. Raja ; Ramana Reddy, S.V.S. ; Alluraiah, A. ; Panduranga Rao, M. ; Ramachander Rao, J. ; Prathap, Deva
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Regional Eng. Coll., Andhra Pradesh, India
Volume
42
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
115
Lastpage
116
Abstract
The quality of coal expressed as Useful Heat Value (UHV) depends on various parameters like fired carbon, volatiles, ash and moisture. These factors are assessed and the dependence of UHV on all these parameters is studied in depth for a mine. The samples are then subjected to Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and a correlation is obtained between the count rate and UHV. By studying the count rate obtained from the sample which is subjected to NAA it is possible to know information about its quality (UHV)
Keywords
coal; neutron activation analysis; quality control; NAA; UHV; Useful Heat Value; ash; coal seams; count rate; fired carbon; moisture; neutron activation analysis; rapid quality control; volatiles; Activation analysis; Ash; Gamma rays; Laboratories; Moisture; Neutrons; Production; Quality control; Radioactive materials; Space cooling;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.372140
Filename
372140
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