heat of combustion
Americannoun
noun
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To determine the rate at which coal is to be fed into the burner in this type of plant, the heat of combustion per ton of coal must be determined using a bomb calorimeter.
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The heat of combustion of propane is −2,219.2 kJ/mol.
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The oxygen-hydrogen torch, because of the high heat of combustion of hydrogen, can achieve temperatures up to 2800 °C. The hot flame of this torch is useful in cutting thick sheets of many metals.
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An acetylene torch takes advantage of the high heat of combustion for acetylene.
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It is true, that the heat of combustion does not pass through glass so readily as the heat of the sun; but the difference is not important.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827 by Various
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