title: Comprehensive fractal description of porosity of coal of different ranks.
abstract: We selected, as the objects of our research, lignite from the Beizao Mine, gas coal from the Caiyuan Mine, coking coal from the Xiqu Mine, and anthracite from the Guhanshan Mine. We used the mercury intrusion method and the low-temperature liquid nitrogen adsorption method to analyze the structure and shape of the coal pores and calculated the fractal dimensions of different aperture segments in the coal. The experimental results show that the fractal dimension of the aperture segment of lignite, gas coal, and coking coal with an aperture of greater than or equal to 10 nm, as well as the fractal dimension of the aperture segment of anthracite with an aperture of greater than or equal to 100 nm, can be calculated using the mercury intrusion method; the fractal dimension of the coal pore, with an aperture range between 2.03 nm and 361.14 nm, can be calculated using the liquid nitrogen adsorption method, of which the fractal dimensions bounded by apertures of 10 nm and 100 nm are different. Based on these findings, we defined and calculated the comprehensive fractal dimensions of the coal pores and achieved the unity of fractal dimensions for full apertures of coal pores, thereby facilitating, overall characterization for the heterogeneity of the coal pore structure.
authors: College of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China.
authors: Jiangang
authors: J
authors: Ren
authors: College of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China ; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Gas Geology and Gas Control, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China.
authors: Guocheng
authors: G
authors: Zhang
authors: College of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China ; College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Engineering, Zhengzhou, Henan 451191, China.
authors: Zhimin
authors: Z
authors: Song
authors: College of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China ; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Gas Geology and Gas Control, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China.
authors: Gaofeng
authors: G
authors: Liu
authors: College of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China ; College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Engineering, Zhengzhou, Henan 451191, China.
authors: Bing
authors: B
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D003031:Coal; D017709:Fractals; D016062:Porosity
chemical_list: D003031:Coal