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Construction:
Working
Calculation
• A known mass of the fuel sample is burnt completely in excess of
oxygen.
• The liberated heat is absorbed by water and calorimeter.
Beckmann 6v battery
thermometer Oxygen
valve
Stirrer
Electrodes
Cu calorimeter
Mg fuse
wires Stainless steel bomb
Stainless steel
crucible
Electrodes
Cu calorimeter
Mg fuse
wires Stainless steel bomb
Stainless steel
crucible
S + O2 SO2
Construction:
Working
Calculations
Boy’s Calorimeter
• A known volume of gaseous fuel sample is burnt in the combustion chamber
of a Boy’s calorimeter.
• The released heat is quantitatively absorbed by cooling water, circulated
through copper coils surrounding the combustion chamber.
Boy’s Calorimeter
• The mass of cooling water and its rise in temperature are noted.
• The mass of water produced by condensation of steam is calculated.
• The calorific value of the fuel sample is then calculated from these data.
Boy’s Calorimeter
Calculations:
Let W = wt of cooling water passed in time t
V = volume of gas burnt at S.T.P. in time t
t1 = temperature of the incoming water
t2 = temperature of the outgoing water
m = weight of steam condensed in time t in a graduated cylinder
θ = HCV of fuel
Substrate Calorific
value
Carbon 8080
Hydrogen 34500
Sulphur 2240
Dulong’s formula for calculating the calorific value
is given as:
Gross calorific Value (HCV)
1 O
[8080C 34,500( H ) 2,240S ]kcal / kg
100 8
H2 + ½ O2 H 2O
1g 8g 9g