How can I find the combustion value?
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How to find the combustion value? This post was last edited by sccj504 on 2008-2-26 07:07 ]
Combustion value definition: The heat released by the complete combustion of 1 kilogram of a certain fuel is called the combustion value of this fuel. The unit of combustion value is J/kg. Combustion values of several fuels (joules/kg) Dry firewood (approximately) 1.2×10^7 Bituminous coal (approximately) 2.9×10^7 Anthracite (approximately) 3.4×10^7 Coke 3.0×10^7 Charcoal 3.4×10^7 Alcohol 3.0×10^7 Diesel 3.3×10^7 Kerosene 4.6×10^7 Gasoline 4.7×10^7 Hydrogen 1.4×10^7 Kerosene (J/m3) (approximately) 3.9×10^7 Natural gas (J/m3) 7.1～8.8×10^7
Natural gas 33.812-37.505MJ/m3, data provided by the West-East Gas Transmission.
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