Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Publications

Dr. Yoginder Paul Chugh, Professor

Ma, Jin Rong, D. Deb, Y.P. Chugh "Analysis of the Effects of Weak Floor Strata on Longwall Face Stability Using Finite Element Modeling", Journal of Coal Science and Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1-8.
Ma, Jin Rong, D.Deb, Y.P. Chugh "Development and Demonstration of CCBs-Based Structural Products for Mine Use," Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2001.
Chugh, Y.P., M. Pritchard, D. Deb, H. Wilcox "An Analysis of the Effects of Sandstone Channel in the Roof on the Longwall Face Stability Using Finite Element Method," Frontiers of Rock Mechanics and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Beijing, China, September 11-14, 2001, pp. 385-393.
Chugh, Y.P., C.B. Raju, A. Patwardhan, "Coal: An Affordable Clean Energy for the Near Future", Ibid., Keynote Address, International Conference on Challenges in Coal and Mineral Processing, Dhanbad, India, December 7-8, 2001.
Chugh, Y.P., D. Deb, D. Dutta, M. Caldwell, "SIU Backfills with CCBs and Coal Processing Waste Mixture", Coal Age, November 2000, pp28-30.
Chugh, Y.P., D. Dutta, S. Renninger, "A Field Demonstration of the Coal Combustion By-Products Based Backfill for Subsidence Control in Illinois", 1998 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, May 16-21, 1998.
Chugh, Y.P. et.al. (1997) "Development and Demonstration of Blind Underground Placement Technologies for Coal Combustion By-Products for Subsidence Control in Abandoned Mines." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Clean Coal Technology, Xiamen, People's Republic of China, China Coal Industry Publishing House, pp. 762-772.
Chugh, Y.P., H. Sevim and S. Renninger, " Management of Coal Combustion By-Products: An Overview," Submitted to the Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production, May 18-20, 1998.
Chugh, Y.P. and G. Wangler, "Total Health and Safety Management in Minerals Industries," Submitted to the Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production, May 18-20, 1998.
Chugh, Y.P. and D. Dutta. "The Injection of Coal Combustion By-Products into Mines for Disposal, Subsidence Stabilization, and Acid Mine Drainage Remediation." Submitted to The 15th National Meeting of The American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, May 17-22, 1998 St. Louis, MO.
Chugh, Y.P. and D. Dutta. "Overview of Current Research of Coal Combustion By-Products Utilization at Coal Mines." 1998 Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. Annual Meeting March 9-11, 1998, Orlando, FL.
Chugh, Y.P., H. Sevim, and S. Renninger. "Underground Placement of Coal Combustion By-Products in Central Illinois: A Case Study." 1998 Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. Annual Meeting March 9-11, 1998, Orlando, FL.
Chugh, P., B. Paul, S. Esling, H. Sevim, T. McDonald, D. Dutta, and E. Thomasson, 1997, "Field scale hydraulic and pneumatic coal combustion byproduct injection- Part II," Proceedings of the 1997 Int. Ash Utilization Symposium, October, 20-22, Lexington, Kentucky.
Chugh, Y.P. et. al. (1997) "Field Scale Hydraulic and Pneumatic Coal Combustion By-Product Injection ." 1997 International Ash Utilization Symposium, October 20-22, 1997, Lexington, KY. pp 483-494.
Chugh, Y.P. "Engineering Design for the Injection of alkaline CCB's into Maryland Coal Mine to Abate Acid Mine Drainage'" Coal Combustion By-Products Associated with Coal Mining - Interactive Forum, Eds. Chugh, Sangunett and Vories. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL. pp. 221-226, October 1996.
Chugh, Y.P., Guolin Yang, Yuan Xiao, and G. Cockrum, "Development of Alternative Room-and- Pillar Geometries Based on Rock Mechanics And Reliability Principles," Proc. of the Fourteenth Annual Workshop of Generic Mineral Technology Center, Pittsburgh, PA. October 1996.

Dr. Satya Harpalani, Professor and Chair

"Laboratory Estimation of Diffusional Parameters for Simulation of Gas Production from Coal", 1996. Transactions of the Society of Mining Engineers, Vol. 600, pp. 1908-1914.
"Influence of Gas Production Induced Volumetric Strain on Gas Flow Characteristics of Coal", 1997. Intl. Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp 303-325.
"Laboratory Technique to Estimate Gas Flow Behavior of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs", 1998. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 35, N0.4, paper 118.
"Ventilation Model Study of San Manuel Mine, Arizona, USA", 1999. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy - Mining, Vol. 108, pp.115-120.
"Effect of Continued Leaching on Microstructure and Permeability of Copper Ore Body", 2000. Mineral Resources Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 193-204.
"Best Practices for Enhanced Gob Gas Recovery and Purity", 2000. Journal of Mines Metals and Fuel, Vol. 58, No. 8, pp. 222-229.
"A New Laboratory Technique to Estimate Gas Diffusion Characteristics of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs", 1996. Proceedings, North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1635-1642.
"Improved Understanding of Methane Recovery from Coal Mines - Towards Increased Environmental Protection", 1996. Proceedings, International Symposium on Mine Environmental Engineering, Kutahya, Turkey.
"A New Laboratory Technique to Estimate Gas Diffusion Characteristics of Coal", 1999. Proceedings, 8th U.S. Mine Ventilation Symposium, Rolla, Missouri, pp. 91-98.
"Effect of Leaching on Microstructure and Flow Behavior of Rock in an In Situ Copper Mining Operation", 1999. Proceedings, 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vail, Colorado, pp. 381-387.
"Compressibility of Coal and its Impact on Gas Production from Coalbed Methane Reservoirs", 1999. Proceedings, 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vail, Colorado, pp. 301-308.
"Positive Impact of Gas Production Induced Stress and Strain on Coal Permeability", 1999. Proceedings, International Society for Rock Mechanics Congress, Paris, France, pp. 291-295.
"Physical Characterization of Disturbed Coal to Assess Outburst Conditions", 2000. Proceedings, 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, pp. 431-437.
"Utilization of Geomechanical Properties of Gob to Enhance Gob Gas Recovery and Purity", 2000. 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, pp. 439-446.
"Best Practices in Gob Degasification to Enhance Gas Recovery and Purity", 2000. Proceedings, Second International Methane Mitigation Conference, Novosibirsk, Russia.
"Changes in Coal Microstructure and its Influence on Gas Production from Coal", 2000. Proceedings, First Mine Environmental and Ventilation Symposium, India, pp. 89-96.
"Preliminary Investigation of Low Quality Coal Ash Utilization", 2001. Society of Mining Engineers Annual Meeting, 2001, Denver, Colorado, Pre-print No. 01-201.
"Impact of Changes in Microstructure of Coal on Gas Production from Coalbed Reservoirs," 2001. Society of Mining Engineers Annual Meeting, 2001, Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Manoj K. Mohanty, Associate Professor

Gupta, V. and Mohanty M.K., 2006; Coal Preparation Plant Optimization: A Critical Review of the Existing Methods, International Journal of Mineral Processing, 79, pp: 9-17.

Kumar, S., Mishra, S., Mohanty, M.K., Schmitt, B. and Vaddu, P., 2006; Morphological and Strength Analysis of PCC Bottom Ash Amended with Bentonite, Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Engineering, 24, pp: 1009-1020.

Samal A.R., Mohanty, M.K. and Sharma S.C. , 2006; Analysis of technical efficiency of coal mines using a production frontier model, SME Transaction Volume 320, pp: 64-68.

Mohanty, M.K., Wang, Z., V. Gupta, D. Launius, S.K. Biswal, E.B. Kroeger and J. Hirschi, 2005; In-Plant Testing of the Pansep Screen, Coal Preparation- Volume 25, No. 1, pp: 15-30.
Mohanty, M. K., Huang Z., Z. Wang and Hirschi, J., 2005; Steel Belt Filter: A Suitable Technology for Dewatering Fine Clean Coal and Tailings, Coal Preparation- Volume 25, No. 1, pp: 1-14.
Mohanty, M. K., Z. Wang and Huang Z. and Hirschi, J., 2004; Optimization of the Dewatering Performance of a Steel Belt Filter, Coal Preparation, Volume 24, No. 1-2, pp: 53-68.
Mohanty, M. K., Palit A., and Khanna, N. 2003; Models for predicting the performance of a linear screen, Coal Preparation, Volume 23, No. 4, pp: 215-237.
Patwardhan, A., Chugh, Y. P., Mohanty, M. K., and Sevim, H., 2003, "Comparative Economics of Advanced Fine Coal Cleaning in Refuse Pond Recovery and Active Mine Applications", Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp: 113-119
Mohanty, M. K., 2003, "Fine coal screening performance enhancement using the Pansep screen," International Journal of Mineral Processing, 69, pp: 205-220.
Mohanty, M. K., Palit A., and Dube, B., 2002, "A Comparative Evaluation of New Fine Particle Size Separation Technologies," Minerals Engineering, Vol. 15, pp. 727-736.
Mohanty, M. K., Palit A., and Ho K., 2002, "Fine Coal Sizing using the Newly Developed Pansep Screening Technology," World Coal, April, pp. 53-56.
Mohanty, M. K., Honaker, R. Q. and Patwardhan, A., 2002, "Altair Jig: An In-plant Evaluation for Fine Coal Cleaning," Minerals Engineering, 15, pp. 157-166.
Mohanty, M. K., 2001, "In-Plant Optimization of a Full-Scale Jameson Flotation Cell," Minerals Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 11, pp. 1531-1536.
Mohanty, M. K. and Honaker R. Q., 1999, "A Comparative Evaluation of the Leading Advanced Flotation Technologies" Minerals Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1-13.
Mohanty, M. K., Green, C. M., Stoll, R. D. and Brumfield II, D. M., 1999, "Flotation in the US", World Coal, April, pp. 51-54.
Mohanty, M. K. and Honaker R. Q., 1999, "Performance Optimization of Jameson Flotation Technology for Fine Coal Cleaning", Minerals Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 367-381.
Mohanty, M. K. and Honaker R. Q., 1999, "Evaluation of the Altair Centrifugal Jig for Fine Coal Separation," Coal Preparation, Vol. 20, pp. 85-106.
Mohanty, M. K., Honaker, R. Q. and Rajan, B. G., 1999, "Development of a Characteristic Flotation Cleaning Index for Fine Coal," International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 55, pp. 231-243.
Mohanty, M. K., Honaker, R. Q., Mondal K., Paul, B. C. and Ho K., 1998, "Trace Element Reduction in Fine Coal using Advanced Cleaning Technologies," Coal Preparation, Vol. 19, pp. 195-211.
Mohanty, M. K., Honaker, R. Q., and Ho K., 1998, "Coal Flotation Washability: Development of an Advanced Procedure," Coal Preparation, Vol. 19 pp. 51-67
Mohanty, M. K., Honaker, R. Q., Patwardhan, A. and Ho K. 1998, "Coal Flotation Washability: An Evaluation of the Traditional Procedures," Coal Preparation,Vol. 19, pp. 33-49.
Honaker, R. Q. and Mohanty, M. K., 1996, "Enhanced Column Flotation Performance for Fine Coal Cleaning" Minerals Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 931-945.
Honaker, R. Q., Mohanty, M. K. and Crelling J. C., 1996, "Coal Maceral Separation using Column Flotation" Minerals Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 449-464.

Dr. Bradley C. Paul, Associate Professor

CCG Based Microgeneration: A Niche Market Technology for the Coal Industry, Proceedings of the 26th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization + Fuel Systems., March 5-8, 2001, Clearwater, Florida, pg. 921-928.
The Impact of Adsorption on Risk of Boron Contamination of Groundwater, Greening the Globe with CCPs, Jan 22-25, 2001, San Antonio, Texas, paper 23.
Characterization of Fluidized Bed Combustion Residues for Pneumatic Backfill in Underground Mines, Environmental Issues and Management of Waste in Energy and Mineral Production, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 30-June 2, 2000, pg. 205-211.
The Impact Of Modeling Choices On Risk Assessment For Boron Contamination Of Groundwater, Indiana Society for Mining and Reclamation, Jaspar Indiana, Dec. 5, 2000.

Amit Patwardhan, Assitant Scientist

Patwardhan, A., Chugh, Y. P., Mohanty, M. K., and Sevim, H., 2003, "Comparative Economics of Advanced Fine Coal Cleaning in Refuse Pond Recovery and Active Mine Applications", in press, Minerals and Metallurgical Processing.
Chugh, Y. P., Patwardhan, A. and Barnwal, J. P., 2003, "Meeting Processing Challenges in Clean Coal Utilization", Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 15-27.
Mohanty, M., K., Honaker, R. Q. and Patwardhan, A., 2002, "Altair Jig: An In-Plant Evaluation for Fine Coal Cleaning", Minerals Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 157-166.
Patwardhan, A., Mondal, K., Chugh, Y. P., Ping, H. and Singh, N., 2002, "Fine Coal Dewatering Enhancement Using Mechanical Thermal Techniques", Proceedings, International Conference on Clean Coal Technologies for our Future, October 21-23, Chia Laguna, Sardinia, Italy, Editor: Robert M. Davidson, IEA Clean Coal Center, London, UK, ISBN 92-9029-377-2.
Chugh, Y. P. and Patwardhan, A., 2002, "Feasibility of Mine-Mouth Power Generation in a CFBC using Processing Plant Waste Fuel", Proceedings, Nineteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23-27, ISBN 1-890977-19-5.
Chugh, Y. P., Patwardhan, A., Patil, D. P., Honaker, R. Q., Parekh, B., K, Tao, D., Chen, Z. and Khan, L, 2002, "Integrated Carbon Recovery Systems for Refuse Pond Recovery", Proceedings, 27th Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, Editor: B. A. Sakkestad, Publisher: Coal Technology Association, Gaithersburg, MD, ISBN 0-932066-27-03, pp. 619-630.
Sevim, H. Huang, B., Patwardhan, A. and Honaker, R. Q., 2001, "Making Medium- and High-Sulfur Coals Competitive", Mining Engineering, Vol. 53, No. 12, pp. 49-53.
Honaker, R. Q., Patil, D. P., Sirkeci, A. and Patwardhan, A., 2001, "Production of premium fuels from coal refuse pond material", Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, Vol. 18, No. 4.
Patwardhan A., Honaker, R. Q. and Sevim, H., 2001, "Economic Benefits of Plant Optimization and Advanced Fine Coal Cleaning", in Challenges in Coal and Mineral Beneficiation, R. Venugopal and V. K. Saxena (eds.), Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, India, ISBN 0-07-047411-7, pp. 83-96.
Patwardhan, A. and Honaker, R. Q., 2000, "Development of a Carrying Capacity Model for Column Froth Flotation", International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 59, pp 275-293.
Honaker, R. Q., Patwardhan, A., Mohanty, M. K. and Bhaskar, K. U., 1999, "Fine Coal Cleaning Using the Jameson Cell: The North American Experience", "Advances in Flotation Technology", (editors: B. K. Parekh and J. D. Miller) Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Littleton, Colorado, pp. 331 - 341.
Mohanty, M. K., Honaker, R. Q., Patwardhan, A. and Ho K. 1998, "Coal Flotation Washability: An Evaluation of the Traditional Procedures," Coal Preparation, Vol. 19, pp. 33-49.
Honaker, R. Q., Mohanty, M. K. and Patwardhan, A., 1998, "High Quality Coal Extraction and Environmental Remediation of Fine Coal Refuse Ponds Using Advanced Cleaning Technologies," Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy Production (editors: A. G. Pasamehmetoglu and A. Ozgenoglu) A. A. Balkema Publishing, Brookfield, Vermont, pp. 573 - 579.
Patwardhan, A., Sevim, H., and Honaker, R. Q., 1998, "Generating Incremental Income through Plant Optimization and Advanced Fine Coal Cleaning," Innovations in Mineral and Coal Processing (editors: S. Atak, G. Onal and M. S. Celik), A. A. Balkema Publishing, Brookfield, Vermont, pp. 427 - 432.

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