Table S1a: Experimental Proximate and Ultimate analysis of Rajmahal coal

Volatile Fixed
S. No. Moisture Matter Carbon Ash Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Sulphur
1 3.60 26.70 38.50 31.20 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
2 3.60 26.70 38.50 31.20 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
3 3.60 26.70 38.50 31.20 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
4 3.60 26.70 38.50 31.20 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
5 3.60 26.70 38.50 31.20 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
6 3.60 26.70 38.50 31.20 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
7 4.50 26.60 36.20 32.60 46.50 3.00 1.20 0.23
8 4.10 26.00 35.40 34.50 42.00 3.09 0.94 0.23
9 4.10 26.30 35.10 34.50 43.00 3.10 0.98 0.29
10 5.20 26.60 35.50 32.70 46.50 3.00 1.20 0.23
11 5.40 26.60 35.30 32.70 46.50 3.00 1.20 0.23
12 4.40 26.60 34.40 34.70 46.50 3.00 1.20 0.23
13 3.80 28.30 34.10 33.80 39.50 3.50 0.95 0.30
14 4.10 25.10 35.50 35.30 43.50 2.60 1.00 0.32
15 4.20 26.70 35.60 33.50 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
16 5.20 25.50 33.80 35.50 45.30 3.12 0.57 0.39
17 5.00 26.90 36.20 31.90 47.10 3.01 0.97 0.26
18 5.00 25.70 37.40 31.90 45.30 3.12 0.57 0.39

Table S1b: Experimental Proximate and Ultimate analysis of NK coal

Volatil Fixed
Moistur e Carbo Carbo Hydroge Nitroge Sulphu
S. No. e matter n Ash n n n r
1 6.60 24.90 33.90 34.60 46.30 2.40 1.00 0.60
2 4.20 24.90 33.90 37.00 44.40 4.10 1.10 0.58
3 6.50 24.60 32.80 36.10 45.70 2.30 0.90 0.58
4 4.10 25.50 34.00 36.40 44.60 2.50 0.90 0.60
5 6.80 24.80 32.90 35.50 45.40 2.50 1.00 0.55
6 5.10 25.20 32.60 37.10 45.50 2.30 0.90 0.55
7 3.20 24.30 34.40 38.10 43.20 2.60 1.00 0.58
8 5.90 24.40 32.30 37.40 42.50 2.50 1.10 0.58
9 6.70 24.90 33.20 35.20 43.80 2.30 1.10 0.60
10 7.80 24.80 33.40 34.00 45.30 2.40 0.90 0.58
11 8.40 24.50 34.60 32.50 44.00 2.50 0.90 0.58
Table S2a: Steady state values of various hydrodynamic parameters for the 18 experimental
data with Rajmahal coal

εb ub db Ug Umf
- m/s m m/s m/s
1 0.44 2.61 0.05 2.92 0.83
2 0.45 2.78 0.06 3.06 0.81
3 0.45 2.80 0.06 3.07 0.80
4 0.51 3.79 0.07 4.01 0.82
5 0.52 3.83 0.07 4.03 0.80
6 0.52 3.86 0.07 4.07 0.81
7 0.59 5.51 0.10 5.57 0.76
8 0.60 5.52 0.10 5.57 0.75
9 0.58 5.14 0.09 5.22 0.76
10 0.59 5.34 0.10 5.40 0.75
11 0.58 5.06 0.09 5.13 0.75
12 0.58 5.25 0.09 5.33 0.77
13 0.60 5.69 0.10 5.72 0.74
14 0.55 4.53 0.08 4.69 0.81
15 0.54 4.38 0.08 4.53 0.78
16 0.53 4.22 0.08 4.40 0.80
17 0.52 4.03 0.08 4.24 0.82
18 0.51 3.74 0.07 3.98 0.83

Table S2b: Steady state values of various hydrodynamic parameters for the 11 experimental
data with North Karanpura (NK) coal

εb ub db Ug Umf
- m/s m m/s m/s
1 0.58 5.45 0.10 5.54 0.76
2 0.58 5.53 0.10 5.56 0.77
3 0.56 5.07 0.09 5.27 0.76
4 0.57 5.31 0.10 5.38 0.73
5 0.56 4.98 0.09 5.09 0.73
6 0.56 5.14 0.09 5.34 0.74
7 0.52 4.23 0.08 4.39 0.80
8 0.55 4.94 0.09 5.06 0.79
9 0.53 4.43 0.08 4.56 0.74
10 0.52 4.14 0.08 4.28 0.79
11 0.51 3.99 0.08 4.13 0.75