calorific value
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English
Noun
calorific value (plural calorific values)
- The amount of energy produced by the complete combustion of a material or fuel. Measured in units of energy per amount of material, e.g. kJ/kg.
- 1960 March, “Testing a rebuilt "Merchant Navy" Pacific of the S.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 168:
- The engine was fired with Welsh (Bedwas) coal having a calorific value of 13,800 B.T.U. per lb. as received, and 13,970 B.T.U. per lb. in the dry condition.
- The amount of energy available from an item of food when digested, mostly from carbohydrates and fats
Translations
amount of heat produced by the complete combustion of a material or fuel
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amount of energy available from an item of food when digested
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See also
calorific value on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - enthalpy
