1. INDUCING FRACTURES AND CLEAT APERTURE ENHANCEMENT IN BITUMINOUS COAL VIA THE APPLICATION OF MICROWAVE ENERGY APPLIED UNDER HYDROSTATIC STRESS CONDITIONS Open Access Author: Kumar, Hemant Title: INDUCING FRACTURES AND CLEAT APERTURE ENHANCEMENT IN BITUMINOUS COAL VIA THE APPLICATION OF MICROWAVE ENERGY APPLIED UNDER HYDROSTATIC STRESS CONDITIONS Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: FractureBituminous coalMicrowaveCoalbed Methane File: Download Hemant_Kumar_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf Committee Members: Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor