Listening to coal.

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  • Author(s): M.V.
  • Source:
    Mechanical Engineering. Feb1997, Vol. 119 Issue 2, p12. 3/8p.
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    • Abstract:
      Reports on professor Robert Brown's development of a carbon monitor that enables utilities to listen to coal ash to improve the combustion efficiency and environmental performance of coal-fired power plants. Measurement of amount of carbon in ash to gauge plant performance; Advantages over traditional methods of measuring carbon; Analysis of carbon content in five minutes.