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Combustion of Fuels

The document describes the working procedure of a bomb calorimeter. A known weight of fuel sample is placed in a crucible inside a stainless steel bomb. The bomb is filled with oxygen gas and placed in a copper calorimeter of water. Electrodes touch the fuel sample and an electrically operated stirrer mixes the water to measure the heat released by combusting the fuel.

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Combustion of Fuels

The document describes the working procedure of a bomb calorimeter. A known weight of fuel sample is placed in a crucible inside a stainless steel bomb. The bomb is filled with oxygen gas and placed in a copper calorimeter of water. Electrodes touch the fuel sample and an electrically operated stirrer mixes the water to measure the heat released by combusting the fuel.

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Combustion of Fuels 15.

G.V Battery

Beckmann’s
thermometer Oxygen valve
Electrically
Operated stirrer

Copper
calorimeter

Stainless
steel bomb
Weighed
fuel sample Stainless steel
crucible
Water jacket
Air jacket

Fig 15.1 Bomb calorimeter

Working Procedure
A known weight of the coal (0.5 to 1.0 gm) of the given
fuel sample is taken in the crucible and placed in the Bomb
calorimeter. The magnesium wires are made to touch the
fuel sample. The bomb lid is tightly screwed and through
the oxygen valve, oxygen gas at 25 atmospheric pressure is
filled inside the bomb. The bomb is placed inside the
copper calorimeter containing a known mass of water.

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