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<text>AS 1038.17-2000 COAL AND COKE - ANALYSIS AND TESTING - HIGHER RANK COAL - MOISTURE-HOLDING CAPACITY (EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE)</text>
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<text>PREFACE</text>
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<text>CONTENTS</text>
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<text>FOREWORD</text>
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<text>1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS</text>
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<text>3 PRINCIPLE</text>
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<text>4 SAFETY</text>
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<text>5 REAGENTS</text>
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<text>5.1 General</text>
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<text>5.2 Potassium sulfate pulp</text>
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<text>5.3 Desiccant</text>
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<text>6 APPARATUS</text>
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<text>6.1 Conditioning vessel</text>
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<text>6.2 Constant- temperature incubator</text>
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<text>6.3 Balance</text>
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<text>6.4 Drying tower</text>
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<text>6.5 Sample dishes</text>
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<text>6.6 Vacuum pump</text>
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<text>6.7 Mercury manometer or vacuum gauge</text>
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<text>6.8 Buchner funnel and filter paper</text>
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<text>6.9 10 kg mass</text>
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<text>7 SAMPLE</text>
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<text>7.1 Storage of sample</text>
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<text>7.2 Preparation of sample</text>
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<text>8 PROCEDURE</text>
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<text>8.1 Blank determination</text>
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<text>8.2 Preparation of apparatus</text>
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<text>8.3 Preliminary treatment of the sample</text>
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<text>8.4 Determination</text>
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<text>9 CALCULATION</text>
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<text>10 REPORTING OF RESULT</text>
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<text>11 PRECISION</text>
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<text>12 TEST REPORT</text>
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Abstract

Sets out a method for the determination of the moisture-holding capacity of higher rank coal.

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee MN-001 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 15 July 2013.
The following are represented on Technical Committee MN-001:

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Australian Coal Association
Australian Coal Industry Reference Samples
Australian Coal Preparation Society
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Coalfield Geology Council of NSW
CSIRO Energy Technology
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
National Generators Forum
The University of New South Wales
The University of Queensland
University of Newcastle


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Scope

This Standard sets out a method for the determination of the moisture-holding capacity of
higher rank coal (i.e. coals, as defined in AS 2096, having a gross specific energy of
21.00 MJ/kg or greater on an ash-free, moist basis and having a gross specific energy of
27.00 MJ/kg or greater on a dry, ash-free basis).
NOTE: The full moisture-holding capacity is that of the solid in equilibrium with an atmosphere
saturated with moisture vapour, but as there are insuperable experimental difficulties in working
with such atmospheres, a slightly lower humidity (96 percent) has been adopted as the standard
one.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 06-08-2013
Pages
ISBN
Committee	MN-001
Supersedes	AS 1038.17-1989 DR 00110 CP