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Original Articles

Development of Improved Lattice Fragmentation and Diffusion Model for Coal Pyrolysis, Part 1: Steady-State Intra-Porous Gas Diffusivity

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Pages 747-765 | Received 24 Jun 2013, Accepted 20 Dec 2013, Published online: 20 May 2014

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