Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Thermodynamics · easy

The heating value of a solid or liquid fuel is usually determined using a:

1. Bomb calorimeter
2. Throttling calorimeter
3. Junkers gas calorimeter only
4. Orsat analyzer

Answer

A. Bomb calorimeter

Solution

A bomb calorimeter burns the fuel at constant volume in oxygen and measures the heat released.

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