BOMB CALORIMETER

BOMB CALORIMETER

BOMB
Working:
 A Known mass (about 0.5 to 1.0 g) of the given
fuel is taken in clean crucible.
 The Crucible is then supported over the ring.
 A Fine magnesium wire, touching the fuel
sample, is then stretched across
the electrodes.
 The bomb lid is tightly screwed
and bomb filled with Oxygen to 25
atmospheric pressure.
 The bomb is then lowered into copper
calorimeter, containing a known mass of
water.
 The stirrer is worked and initial temperature
of the water is noted.
 The electrodes are then connected to 6 V
battery and circuit completed.
 The sample burns and heat is liberated
Uniform stirring of water is continued
and the maximum temperature attained is
recorded.
Calculations:
Let, mass of fuel in gm = x gm

Mass of water in calorimeter = W gms

Water equivalent of calorimeter set = w gms
Gross calorific value of fuel = L calories/gm
Rise in temperature of water = t2 - t1
Heat liberated by burning fuel = absorbed by
water
Heat and calorimeter

(W+w) (t2-t1) cal/gm

GCV = L
= x
W, w, x is expressed in units of grams
 (W+w) (t2-t1)
1) GCV or HCV (L) = cal/gm
x

2)
Cal / gm or kcal / kgm
= HCV -
100
Corrections in formula: for accurate calculations of
GCV,
following corrections are made

1) Fuse wire correction (f)

2) Acid correction (a)
3) Cooling correction (tc) = t. dt

(W+w) (t2-t1 + tc) – (a + f) cal/gm

GCV or L
x
=
- Cal / gm or kcal / kgm
100
(kcal/kg)
 Numerical on Bomb calorimeter
1) Calculate NCV or LCV of a fuel containing 7.5 %
Hydrogen with the following data of bomb calorimeter
experiment
Mass of fuel = 0.928 gm (X)
Water equivalent of calorimeter set = 850 gm
(w) Mass of water in calorimeter = 2050 gm
(W)
Rise in temperature = 2.78 OC (t2-t1)