2. INFORMATION ABOUT
COAL
Coal is the most important non-
renewable natural resource .
It is very important substance because it
is used to Thermal energy , Steel
production , cement manufacturing and
as liquid fuel.
The quantity
of coal ash produced at coal-
fired thermal power plants varies from
5% to 45% depending on the type and
3. DEPTH, FORMATION AND
TYPES OF COAL
Most of the world's coal reserves are
buried deep underground. Underground
mining, sometimes called deep mining,
is a process that
retrieves coal from deep below the
Earth's surface—sometimes as far as
300 meters (1,000 feet).
IT NEARLY TAKES 300 MILLION
YEARS TO DEAD ANIMALS TO FORM
AS COAL.
THERE ARE 4 TYPES OF COAL
5. Coal is a fossil fuel which is made up
of
* Carbon 75%
* Hydrogen 5%
* Oxygen8%
* Sulphur1%
* Nitogen2%
* Ash 9%
6. SHAPES AND SIZES OF
COAL
Coal stockpiles vary in
both size and shape. ... And, from small
to large, there are typically four shapes:
conical, ring, longitudinal, and free-form.
Coal Size Min Size in Inches Max Size in
InchesBuckwheat(Buck)5/16"9/16"Pea9/1
6"13/16"Chestnut(Nut)13/16"1-5/8"Stove1
5/8"2 7/16"