Image Gallery (Jonathan Mathews, Penn State)


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Coal Alignment

Image analysis of HRTEM micrographs showing extent of lattice fringe alignment

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Model Construction

Structural diversity for a model for Illinois no. 6 coal.

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Simulation of Oxy-Fuel Combustions

Examination of char structural influences on reactivity.


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Coal Pyrolysis Simulation

A ReaxFF pyrolysis simulation for Illinois no. 6 coal.

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Curvature in Coal Lattice Fringes

A new and improved approach to quantifying curvature of lines (impacts defects i.e. non-hexagon ring frequency).

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Char Structure / Porosity

Coal chars with similar degree of ordering but differing in the pore size distribution.


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Char Reactivity

Impact of de-ashing on the O2 reactivity of South African coals.

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Char Morphology (SEM)

Coal char cenospheres.

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Coal Drying

X-ray CT work showing more extensive fracturing on the exterior of a lump-sized subbituminous coal.

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Slice Models

Fringe3D produces "slice" atomistic representations of coal.

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Various Bituminous Coal Structures

Atomistic representations of coal.

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Visualization Simplification

3D and 2D lattice grids to show complex structures.


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Lattice Mw Distribution

Visualization of the molecular weight distribution on a 2D lattice representing a specefic 3D atomistic model.

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Microwave Application to Coal Status

Breakdown of various applications of microwave energy to coal processing.

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Fringe3D

Capturing structural distribuions via image analysis and Fringe3D.


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Varying Alignment Degrees

Fringe3D structure to explore increasing alignment.

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Coal Char Model

An Illinois no. 6 coal char.

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Illinois no. 6 Coal Model

Atomistic representation of Illinois no. 6 bituminous coal showing wet and dry structures and the water clustering.

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Coal-in-Title Journal Publications

The change in frequency of coal journal articles in the English language.

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Penn State Coal Word Cloud

The Wordle (word cloud) for Penn State coal journal publications.

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Coal Model and Residue/Extract Predictions

Predicted product extraction yeield for a coal model.