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

Just what the calorific value of the gas may be it is necessary to know in order to obtain some idea of the thermal efficiency of the installation.

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 R. E. Mathot

The heat contained in a pound of coal is called the "calorific value" or "heating value" of the coal.

From Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing by Rufus T. (Rufus Tracy) Strohm

Here are interesting facts, yet few housewives are acquainted with them: Fat contains more than twice the amount of energy-yielding power or calorific value of proteids or carbohydrates.

From The Story of Crisco by Marion Harris Neil

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