Emilio Aguinaldo College

School of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology

Congressional East Ave., Brgy. Burol Main, City of Dasmariñas, Cavite
(+63) 046-4164324 loc. 148
www.eac.edu.ph/cavi

TMPC 632 – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB 1

Lab Report:

Lab Experiment #: Lab Activity 1

Submitted by:

DURANO, JOHN PAUL N.

TMEC 4-1

AUGUST 27, 2021

Submitted to:

Engr. Joshua M. Malajito

Instructor

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Experiment No.1
Bomb Calorimeter by Liquid Fuel

Application Questions:

1. What is the importance of the sample in the bomb calorimeter from the
experiment?

ANS.
Our calorimeters require approximately 0.5g of sample matter like food
weighed in a crucible. We need to have the weight entered with four decimal places
place crucible inside the stainless-steel container or the bomb vessel and fill bomb
vessel with 30 bars (435psi or 30 atm) of pure oxygen.

2. Therefore, what is the importance of the lab equipment bomb calorimeter?

ANS.
Bomb Calorimeter is a type of constant volume calorimeter used in
measuring the heat of combustion of a particular reaction. There are two main
types of calorimeters the coffee cup calorimeter and the bomb calorimeter both
experiment is used to measure heat flows, but the coffee cup is only used in for
chemical solution, but it can’t be used in reaction which involve gasses that’s why
we have bomb calorimeter experiment for measuring heat flows for solid low or
high reaction

3. Give at least 8 samples that you can use on the apparatus and define the
applications for each.

ANS.
❖ Parr 6200 Calorimeter - The Parr Detonation Calorimeter is designed to
measure the heat of detonation to aid research in high explosives
performance.
❖ Oxygen combustion vessel (bomb calorimeter) - An apparatus primarily
used for measuring heats of combustion.
❖ Oxygen gas cylinder(450psi) - is an oxygen storage vessel, which is either
held under pressure in gas cylinders, or as liquid oxygen in a cryogenic
storage tank.

❖ Benzoic acid (approximately 0.5g) – a white crystalline substance present in

benzoin and other plant resins, used as a food preservative.
❖ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Lab coats, gloves, and safety
eyewear are the basic PPE needed in a lab.
❖ Volumetric pipette - Volumetric Pipettes are designed to transfer a specific
amount of solution very accurately

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❖ Crucible - a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances

may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.
❖ Water - Laboratories use both distilled water and deionized water as
controls in experiments. The distillation process also removes the electrical
charge from the atoms and molecules in water. To ensure accurate
laboratory results, wash all laboratory equipment with distilled water before
use as well.

4. Give 3 mechanical engineering industries that uses bomb calorimeter.

ANS.
• coal industry, i.e., coal fired power stations, iron and steel plants,
cement plants and other users of coal. However, they are often used in
other non-coal related industries.

• Animal Feeds - various experimental types of maize are analyzed to

determine their nutritional value

• Dairy products and other foods are analysed for calorific value

PROCEDURE: (This procedure is based in you tube that I watched)

1. Place 15 grams of the first species of wood shaving into a food processor and
pulverize until a fine powder
2. After transferring the powdered shavings into a Ziploc baggie (ZIPBAG), rinse
the food processor thoroughly to reduce contamination
3. After retrieving the crucible from the bomb, place on the scale and tare it. Then,
using the assigned scoopulas, scoop 1.000 grams of the first species of powdered
wood into the crucible.
4. Measure 10cm of fuse wire, then fasten each end to an electrode. Tighten the
knurled valve and open the control valve until the pressure reaches 25atm.
5. Place the oxygen bomb and steel container into the calorimeter. Next, pour in
2000mL of distilled water into the steel container and attach the electrodes.
6. Cover the calorimeter. Turn on the stirrer and wait 300seconds then record the
temperature every 15 seconds until pressing the ignition button on the 165 th.
Immediately record the temperature and time & then every 15 seconds until the
temperature of the water becomes constant.
7. After removing the bomb from the calorimeter, open the knurled valve knob to
release the residual gas pressure, then unscrew the cap and remove the head.
8. Clean the crucible and the bomb to reduce contamination. Remove unburned fuse
wires and measure them combined against the scale on the spool. Record the
length for corrections to account for the heat released when the fuse wire is
burned. Repeat until ten replicates for each species of wood and coal.

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