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Neutron Gamma-Method for Monitoring Ash Content of Coal

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A brief analysis is given of the modern instrumental methods of monitoring the ash content of coal. Their particulars and drawbacks are examined. A neutron gamma-method of monitoring the ash content is proposed on the basis of integrated use of prompt γ-radiation accompanying inelastic scattering of fast neutrons and radiative capture of thermal neutrons by nuclei of the primary elements comprising the organic and mineral components of coal. The instrumental-methodological parameters of monitoring (sizes of the analyzed samples, energy intervals of the detected gamma radiation) making it possible to the increase the sensitivity of the method with respect to the ash content and to minimize the impact of the variability of the moisture content of coal on its material composition, are optimized. The method has been certified and recommended for representative monitoring of the quality of coarse coal.

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  1. Karaganda State Technical University, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan

    Yu. N. Pak, Zh. S. Nuguzhinov, D. Yu. Pak & M. O. Imanov

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Translated from Atomnaya Energiya, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 160–164, March, 2018.

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Pak, Y.N., Nuguzhinov, Z.S., Pak, D.Y. et al. Neutron Gamma-Method for Monitoring Ash Content of Coal. At Energy 124, 192–196 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-018-0396-3

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