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Thompson'S Calorimeter

This document describes Thompson's calorimeter experiment to determine the calorific value of solid fuels. The experiment uses a calorimeter, a device that measures the heat generated from a chemical reaction or physical process. The calorimeter allows measurement of the gross or higher calorific value and the net or lower calorific value of hydrocarbon fuels, which depends on whether the water produced in combustion is in liquid or vapor form.

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Thompson'S Calorimeter

This document describes Thompson's calorimeter experiment to determine the calorific value of solid fuels. The experiment uses a calorimeter, a device that measures the heat generated from a chemical reaction or physical process. The calorimeter allows measurement of the gross or higher calorific value and the net or lower calorific value of hydrocarbon fuels, which depends on whether the water produced in combustion is in liquid or vapor form.

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THOMPSON’S CALORIMETER

EXPERIMENT : Thompson’s Calorimeter

OBJECTIVE : To determine the calorific value (CV) of a given solid fuel

INTRODUCTION:
 Calorimetry is a process of measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction
or other process. In this experiment, I used thermometer to see if the chemicals is gaining or
losing heat energy.A calorimeter is a device used for calorimetry .Also calorimetry is the science
of measuring the heat generated or absorbed in a chemical reaction or physical process.The word
Calorimeter comes from the Latin calor meaning heat, and from the Greek metry meaning to
measure.

When the hydrocarbon fuel is being combusted under specified condition, there


are amount of heat released that is known as calorific value. The calorific value (CV) or
heating value (HV) of the hydrocarbon fuel is depends on the composition of the gas. There
are two types of calorific value of hydrocarbon fuel. It can be classified as,
1) Gross or Higher CV (HHV or HCV ) - can be classified when
t h e c o m b u s t i o n p r o d u c t , Water is in liquid form where there are Water vapor in
flue gasses.

2) Net or lower CV (LHV or LCV) - can be classified when the


combustion product, water is in vapor form where during its phase changing to
vapor, there are difference between HCV and the latent heat.

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