气煤

氣煤

qìméi

noun

Meanings

1 gas coal
2 high-volatile bituminous coal used for gas production

Characters

Examples

气煤含挥发分高，适合炼焦和制气。

Qìméi hán huīfāfèn gāo, shìhé liànjiāo hé zhìqì.

Gas coal has a high volatile content, suitable for coking and gas production.

这家工厂主要使用气煤作为原料。

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zhǔyào shǐyòng qìméi zuòwéi yuánliào.

This factory mainly uses gas coal as raw material.

Tips

usage

气煤 is one of several Chinese coal classifications by volatile content: 无烟煤 anthracite, 贫煤 lean coal, 焦煤 coking coal, 气煤 gas coal, 长焰煤 long-flame coal. Gas coal yields high coal-gas volume when heated, hence the name.

Stroke Order

气 qì

煤 méi