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ABRASION INDEX [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

The percentage of a specially prepared 3 in.-2 in. sample of coke remaining on a 1/8-inch mesh B.S. test sieve after the sample of coke has been subjected to a standardized abrasion procedure in a rotating drum.

OBS

An index indicating the extent to which solid fuels will be abraded that is obtained by rotating the fuel in a test drum in which a mechanical stress is applied. Examples of abrasion indexes are the Micum index and the Cockrane abrasion index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
OBS

Indice donnant la dureté d'un combustible solide par l'étude de la désagrégation et de l'abrasion qui se produisent sous l'action de contraintes mécaniques appliquées dans un tambour d'essai.

Spanish

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