Application of a modified Plastof rost apparatus to coal rheology
CIM Bulletin, Vol. 80, No. 901, 1987
P.O. DUEVER, P.L SILVESTON AND P.J. READYHOUGH, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
The Plastofrost apparatus, developed by Ritter and Juranek in the 1960s has been modified primarily, to automatic temperature control. A limited investigation of carboniferous and cretaceous coal samples showed that both coals undergo the same changes when coked in the Plastofrost unit. Dilatometer plastic range and total dilatation correlated well with the Plastofrost plastic range for the carboniferous Appalachian coal, but not for the cretaceous western Canadian coal. Work to elucidate the characteristics of some western Canadian coals using the Plastofrost is in progress.
Mots Clés:
Coal Mining, Technology, Coal rheology, Plastofrost apparatus.
