A Multi-kilogram Capacity Calorimeter For Heterogeneous Materials

Autor: K.L. Churney, Martin L. Reilly, A.E. Ledford, Eugene S. Domalski
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: J Res Natl Bur Stand (1977)
ISSN: 0160-1741
Popis: A large capacity calorimeter was designed and constructed in order to determine the enthalpies of combustion of kilogram-size samples of municipal solid waste (MSW) in flowing oxygen near atmospheric pressure. The combustion of the organic fraction of the samples was complete to greater than 99.9+%. The percent coefficient of variation (100 × standard deviation/average), % CV, of calibration measurements using microcrystalline cellulose was 0.2%. The % CV of the measurements of the enthalpy of combustion of a processed MSW sample was 0.4%. The combined systematic errors due to departure from usual design standards and conventional operating procedures is estimated to be less than 0.4% of the calorific value.
Databáze: OpenAIRE