Weight of Coal

Weight of Coal

PostBy: watkinsdr On: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:05 pm

What's the approximate weight of coal per cubic foot?

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PostBy: coaledsweat On: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:10 pm

About 50#.

edit: this would be nut coal.
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PostBy: coal berner On: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:44 pm

I think some where on here there's a post with a conversion chart for weight to cubic feet I will try to find it and post it i think it said 1 cubic foot of coal = 50 to 59 lbs. ill look for it
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PostBy: coaledsweat On: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:03 pm

94# if it a solid square foot block, 69# when broken.
I believe it continues to get lighter as you make it smaller sizes.
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PostBy: dll On: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:44 am

From an old book (1980) in my library.

Taking into account the slight variations of coal qualities among producers the following table list average weights.

Coal Size - Lbs/Cu Ft
Broken ------- 56.85
Egg ----------- 57.74
Stove --------- 58.15
Nut ------------ 58.26
Pea ----------- 53.18
Buckwheat -- 54.04
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PostBy: coal berner On: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:37 am

HEY dll I see you do not show rice or barley doesnt your book show them just wondering :?:
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PostBy: dll On: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:29 pm

coal berner wrote:HEY dll I see you do not show rice or barley doesnt your book show them just wondering :?:


The table does not have any other sizes. On another page in the book I found a dimensional chart for each size of coal. I did some mathematical analysis and plotting of the data to see if I could derive the figures for Rice and Barley and came up with some strange numbers. It's possible that there is/are other variable(s) in there such as accuracy of the data gathered (although they do show the Lbs/Cu Ft to two decimal places) and/or the operating characteristics of the breaker.
My best guess for Rice and Barley would be in the 53 to 54 area.
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PostBy: Richard S. On: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:08 pm

The rice would be slightly less per cubic ft. than the Buck and the Barley would be even less.
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