Experiment 3.

BOMB CALORIMETER

3.1 Aim: To determination of calorific value of solid/liquid fuels using Bomb

Calorimeter.
3.2 Apparatus: Bomb, Water jacket, Offset stirrer, Calorimeter Vessel, Bomb firing unit,
Pellet Pressure, Crucible, Ignite wire.
3.3 Introduction:
The bomb calorimeter is a laboratory instrument used to measure the amount of a
sample’s combustion heat or heat power when excess oxygen combustion occurs. A
known amount of the samples is burnt in a sealed chamber. The air is replaced by
pure oxygen. The sample is ignited electrically. As the samples burn, heat is
produced. The rise in temperature is determined which enables the heat of combustion
of samples.
Procedure:
• Take water of 1.9 liters in a water jacket and place it inside the bomb
calorimeter container.
• Measure 1 gm of given fuel on weighing machine and make pallet if the given
fuel is a solid fuel.
• Measured quantity of nichrome and cotton thread and measure the weight the
both nichrome and cotton thread separately.
• Tie the nichrome wire for the anode and cathode so that it holds firmly.
• Take empty pestel and measure the weight. Tie up the pellets and hang it to
the nichrome wire in such a way that the fuel should be in the pestol.
• Keep the pestol in the bomb and fill the oxygen by connecting to the nipple.
• Keep the bomb in side the water jacket and close the upper lit of the container
and connect anode wire and cathode wire to the respective connections.
• Green glow is seen in the bomb firing unit. Once the firing button is pressed
firing of the fuel takes place.
• Note down the temperature as indicated in temperature indicator.
1.1 Observation table

Time in minutes Temperature in °C

Calculation:

(𝑚𝑓 ∗ 𝐶𝑣𝑓 ) + (𝑚𝑛 ∗ 𝐶𝑣𝑛 ) + (𝑚𝑡 ∗ 𝐶𝑣𝑡 ) = 𝑀𝑤𝑒𝑞 (2.376 𝑘𝑔) ∗ 𝐶𝑝𝑤 ∗ ∆𝑇

𝑚𝑓 = 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑒𝑙 − − − − − in kg

𝐶𝑣𝑓 = 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑒𝑙 in KJ/kg

𝑚𝑛 = − − − − −𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑔

𝐶𝑣𝑛 = 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑒 41800 𝐾𝐽/𝐾𝑔

𝑚𝑡 = 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑖𝑛 − − − − − −𝐾𝑔

𝐶𝑣𝑡 = 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 1.34 𝐾𝐽/𝐾𝑔

Results:

Calorific value of the given -----------fuel is ----------KJ/Kg