calorific value

American  

noun

1. the amount of heat released by a unit weight or unit volume of a substance during complete combustion.

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calorific value British  

noun

1. the quantity of heat produced by the complete combustion of a given mass of a fuel, usually expressed in joules per kilogram

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calorific value

Ten years ago, we were the first brand to make transparent the calorific value of our food, and then everybody followed.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

Due to its low calorific value, burning garbage to produce energy is highly inefficient.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2010

For each man by now had a good idea of the calorific value and nutritive and sustaining qualities of the various foods.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

For gases of low calorific value, such as blast-furnace or producer-gas, the compression may be increased to from 140 to 190 pounds.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

The calorific value of the gas should be measured either by the Witz apparatus or by means of any other calorimeter.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.