Research Article

Comprehensive Fractal Description of Porosity of Coal of Different Ranks

Table 2

Experimental results of pore volume for coal samples obtained using mercury intrusion method.

Sample numberPore volume (mL/g) Pore volume ratio (%)

Number 10.00240.00660.01210.00920.03037.9221.7839.9330.36
Number 20.00670.00710.00980.00860.032220.8122.0530.4326.71
Number 30.00320.00270.01160.00950.02711.8510.0042.9635.19
Number 40.00070.0010.00840.00860.01873.745.3544.9245.99

Note: the subscript “ ” is total pore, “1” is macropore (Φ > 1000 nm), “2” is mesopore (1000 nm ≧ Φ > 100 nm), “3” is transition pore (100 nm ≧ Φ > 10 nm), and “4” is micropore (10 nm ≧ Φ > 5.5 nm).