3.2. Crank’s solution for Eq. 3.5.

when the Surface concentration is assumed to vary as

ϕ(𝜏) = 𝑘𝜏, is given as
∞
3𝑀𝜏 𝑎2 6𝑎2 1 −𝑛2 𝜋 2 𝐷𝜏
ϕ(𝜏) = (𝜏 − ) + 2 ∑ 4 exp ( ) (3.16)
4𝜋𝑎3 𝑘 15𝐷 𝜋 𝐷 𝑛 𝑎2
𝑛=1

where 𝑀𝜏 is volume of gas desorbed in time 𝜏, 𝑘 is a constant, and 𝜏 is time in days. The
left-hand-side (LHS) lerm is the fraction of original gas content desorbed. Determine the
time taken to desorbed 80%of the original gas content for lumps of Pocahontas and
Pittsburgh sean coal. Assume 𝐷⁄𝑎2 for Pocahontas as 10−6 𝑠 −1 and for Pittsburgh coal as
10−8 𝑠 −1.
3.11. A rock drill liberates dust at the rate of 1𝑙𝑏/ min (0.00756 𝑘𝑔/𝑠). Given that the
explosive concentration for that particular dust is 4 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑠/𝑓𝑡 3 (9153 𝑚𝑔/𝑚3 ),
calculate the required quantity of ventilation to dilute the dust to that level. The dust
concentration in the intake ventilating air is 0.5 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑠/𝑓𝑡 3 (1144 𝑚𝑔/𝑚3 ).