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ar as received basis | ad air dried basis | d dry basis
Specific Energy Conversions
For conversions between units
1 btu/lb = 0.002326 mj/kg
1 kcal/kg 0.0041868 mj/kg
1 metric ton (tonne) 1.10231 short tons
From GAR to NAR
The difference between net and gross as received (NAR v/s GAR) specific energy values is the latent heat of the water vapour which lowers the effective calorific value in the boiler. To convert from GAR to NAR for bituminous coals subtract approximately
1.09 mj/kg
260 kcal/kg
470 btu/lb
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Coal Basics
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=coal that includes TOTAL MOISTURE, ASH, VOLATILE MATTER, and FIXED CARBON
Repeatability
Repeatability (within laboratory) of an analytical procedure is the maximum acceptable difference between duplicate determinations carried out at different times in the same laboratory, on the same analysis sample, by the same operator using the same apparatus. This is sometimes called 'within laboratory tolerance'.
