Reflectogram Analysis for Coal Assessment in Coking

Research on coal samples from the Kolchuginskaya series in the Leninsky and Erunakovsk regions of the Kuznetsk Basin confirms that reflectogram analysis permits assessment of the clinkering properties of coal with similar technical and petrographic parameters. This method was first developed by VUKhIN scientists to distinguish between coal specimens with very similar properties (twins). It permits quantitative assessment of the degree to which the coal has been reduced, using reflectograms. This method may be used to evaluate coal for use in coking.