bomb calorimeter

British

noun

chem a device for determining heats of combustion by igniting a sample in a high pressure of oxygen in a sealed vessel and measuring the resulting rise in temperature: used for measuring the calorific value of foods

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This gold-standard method involves placing a small sample of food or drink inside a device known as a bomb calorimeter.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023

To find out the number of kcal in them, you can either run an experiment with a bomb calorimeter or look up an estimated value in an online nutrition database.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023

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.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The pellet is burned inside a bomb calorimeter, and the measured temperature change is converted into energy per gram of food.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

A sample of 0.562 g of carbon is burned in oxygen in a bomb calorimeter, producing carbon dioxide.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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