Characterization of Various Types Coal Using Capacitance Measurement Technique

Abstract:

Each type of coal has different composition and properties, which determine the coal rank. One of the new methods for determining the quality of coal is by measuring its capacitance. It is formerly known that the difference in the moisture content of coal can be determined from the difference in its dielectric properties. The purpose of this paper is to characterize the various types of coal based on capacitance measurement. The samples used are Lignite, Sub-bituminous, Bituminous, and Anthracite. The proximate analysis testing was done to determine the content of moisture, volatile matter, ash, and fixed carbon. Capacitance value is measured using 2-channel data acquisition system (DAS) and parallel plate capacitive sensor at frequency 2.5 MHz. The results shows that the capacitance values of each type of coal are different. The capacitance value is affected by moisture content of coal since the moisture content and capacitance value have a linear correlation. And also, the signal characterization using frequency from 1 kHz to 5 MHz was performed to verify whether the frequency used in the DAS is able to characterize coal types.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1112)
• Pages: 506-509
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1112.506
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Didied Haryono*, Desiani Desiani, Mahfudz Al Huda, Warsito P. Taruno, Marlin R. Baidillah, Irwin Maulana
• Keywords: Capacitance Measurement, Characterization of Coal, Dielectric Constant, Proximate Analysis

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