) Discuss the Principle of Bomb Calorimeter, how is it work?
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Explanation:
A bomb calorimeter is a type of constant-volume calorimeter used in measuring the heat of combustion of a particular reaction. ... Energy is released by the combustion and heat flow from this crosses the stainless steel wall, thus raising the temperature of the steel bomb, its contents, and the surrounding water jacket
Explanation:
In short, the process of a calorimeter involves measuring the heat of a fuel sample when burned under stable temperature conditions to evaluate the heating energy of the fuel sample. The fuel sample can be a solid or liquid, but not a gas.
Our calorimeters require approximately 0.5g of sample matter (i.e. food) weighed in a crucible. We need to have the weight entered with four decimal places (i.e. 0.4972g) . Place crucible inside the stainless steel container ("the bomb vessel") and fill bomb vessel with 30 bar (435psi or 30 atm) of pure oxygen.
How does a bomb calorimeter work? | DDS Calorimeters
Place the filled bomb vessel inside the calorimeter and close the lid. The bomb vessel is now sealed and isolated from outside temperature influences. Once the bomb vessel temperature has stabilized in the bomb well, the sample is then ignited.
An electrical ignition charge instantly heats the ignition wire, which in turn burns the attached firing cotton. The burning cotton thread falls into the fuel sample below causing the sample to ignite.
How does a bomb calorimeter work? | DDS Calorimeters
During the burning of the fuel sample, the crucible can momentarily rise to above 1000 Deg C with the pressure spiking to 3 x the initial pressure. With in seconds, the heat of the reaction starts to dissipate into the bomb vessel and the pressure starts to subside.