David Merrick

TL;DR: In this article, a new explanation for the endothermic reactions below 650 °C reported by previous workers is proposed as a consequence of the unexpectedly high specific heat predicted in this region using the above model.

TL;DR: In this paper, a model of the chemical changes during thermal decomposition of coal is presented, which describes the kinetics of the release of the main volatile matter constituents, thereby permitting the changes in the mass and composition of the solid residue to be estimated by element balances.

TL;DR: In this article, a model of heat transfer in a coke-oven charge is presented, which uses, as submodels, the descriptions of the physical properties and chemical changes in coal during its decomposition to coke as given previously.

TL;DR: In this paper, a model was proposed to predict the true density of coal, semi-coke and coke and the porosity of a coke oven charge during carbonization.

TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model to predict the strength of a coke manufactured from a blend of coals is proposed, which operates in terms of "bond strengths" between the constituents.