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PRONUNCIATION OF CALORIFIC VALUE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALORIFIC VALUE

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Calorific value is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALORIFIC VALUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heat of combustion

The heat of combustion is the energy released as heat when a compound undergoes complete combustion with oxygen under standard conditions. The chemical reaction is typically a hydrocarbon reacting with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, water and heat. It may be expressed with the quantities: ▪ energy/mole of fuel ▪ energy/mass of fuel ▪ energy/volume of fuel The heat of combustion is conventionally measured with a bomb calorimeter. It may also be calculated as the difference between the heat of formation of the products and reactants.

Definition of calorific value in the English dictionary

The definition of calorific value in the dictionary is the quantity of heat produced by the complete combustion of a given mass of a fuel, usually expressed in joules per kilogram.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALORIFIC VALUE

caloric
caloric energy
calorically
caloricity
calorie
calorie-conscious
calorie-controlled diet
calorie-free
calories
calorific
calorifically
calorification
calorifier
calorimeter
calorimetric
calorimetrical
calorimetrically
calorimetry
calorist
calorize

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALORIFIC VALUE

absolute value
acid value
added value
asset value
book value
eigenvalue
expected value
face value
food value
market value
par value
present value
Q value
replacement value
resale value
revalue
salue
store of value
surrender value
time value
value

Synonyms and antonyms of calorific value in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «calorific value» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALORIFIC VALUE

Find out the translation of calorific value to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calorific value from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calorific value» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热值
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

valor calorífico
570 millions of speakers

English

calorific value
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैलोरी मान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيمة الحرارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

теплотворная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poder calorífico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাপন মূল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

valeur calorifique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nilai kalori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heizwert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発熱量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발열량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalori nilai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiệt trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலோரிக் மதிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्मांक मूल्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalorifik değer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potere calorifico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wartość opałowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

теплотворна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puterea calorifică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμιδική αξία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hittewaarde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värmevärde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brennverdi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calorific value

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALORIFIC VALUE»

The term «calorific value» is regularly used and occupies the 62.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALORIFIC VALUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calorific value

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALORIFIC VALUE»

Discover the use of calorific value in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calorific value and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chemistry and Technology of Coal, Third Edition
The test for mercury (ASTM, 2011y) consists of burning the sample in an oxygen bomb with dilute nitric acid and determination of the mercury by flameless cold vapor atomic absorption. 8.5 CALORIFIC VALUE The calorific value of coal is a ...
James G. Speight, 2012
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Handbook of Coal Analysis
For example, the heat content (also called the heating value or calorific value) is often considered to be the most important thermal property. However, there are other thermal properties that are of importance insofar as they are required for the  ...
James G. Speight, 2005
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Effective Tech Communication
Heat liberated in joules on complete burning of one gram of a fuel is expressed as its calorific value. The calorific value of fuels is usually determined by completely burning a known mass of the given fuel. All the heat produced by the fuel is ...
Rizvi, 2005
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Stoichiometry and Thermodynamics of Metallurgical Processes
cooled back to the reference state (temperature) at which the calorific value determination is being made. Calorific values can be given in joules (or calories) per kilogram or Btu per pound for solid and liquid fuels and in joules per cubic meter ...
Y. K. Rao, 1985
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Waste Treatment and Disposal
Incinerator operators are concerned with such aspects as the energy (calorific) value of the waste, the elemental (ultimate) analysis and the proximate analysis of the waste. Proximate analysis is the ash. moisture and combustible fraction of ...
Paul T. Williams, 2013
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The Environmental Management of Low-Grade Fuels
0 MJ/kg 17.5 MJ/kg 35.0 MJ/kg (0 kcal/kg) (4182 kcal/kg) (8365 kcal/kg) biomass, wood, sub-bituminous bituminous anthracite lignite, peat, coal coal Oil shale, municipal waste Figure 1.1 Relative calorific value of solid fuels — 'as received' ...
Mary MacDonald, Michael Chadwick, Gareg Aslanian, 2013
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Engineering Chemistry
Energy 5 □• — Generally, calorific value of fuels are expressed in two ways: • Gross (higher) calorific value, represented as GCV or HCV • Net (lower) calorific value, represented as NCV or LCV Gross/Higher Calorific Value (GCV) Gross ...
O. G. Palanna, 2009
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Springer Handbook of Mechanical Engineering
Table 4.18 Net calorific values of the simplest fuels at 25 °C and 1.01325 bar H2 ( gross calorific value) (net calorific value) 393510 282989 285840 241840 •o HI 3. 00 CO 1 According to DIN 51850: kj/kmol kJ/kg 32762 10103 141800 119972 ...
Karl-Heinrich Grote, Erik K. Antonsson, 2009
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Applied Chemistry:
3.4 CALORIFIC VALUE The most important property of any fuel is its capacity to supply heat. The efficiency of a fuel is judged by its calorific value. The calorific value of a fuel is defined as the total quantity of heat liberated by the complete ...
V.M. Balsaraf, 2009
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Economic Botany: Principles And Practices
Fuel type (1 kg) % Moisture (wet basis) Net calorific value (MJ) oven -dry wood 20 air-dry wood 17 15 green wood 60 8 charcoal 10 air-dry millet stalks 15 kerosene 54 The calorific value or heat of combustion represents the quantity of heat ...
G.E. Wickens, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALORIFIC VALUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calorific value is used in the context of the following news items.
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Iron-clad ambitions
“What remained was essentially a material which could not be recycled further but which had a calorific value similar to coal.” This not being ... «Recycling Today, Jul 15»
2
Flexible new breed raises handysize bar
However, it can be appreciated that many variables pertain, including the actual type and grade of fuel and its calorific value. In the case of the ... «The Motorship, Jul 15»
3
Keep Cool Naturally: 10 Seasonal Foods That are Super Hydrating
It is great in taming down high cholesterol levels and its low calorific value also ensures keeping obesity at bay. Lemon: This one is a no brainer ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
Des King: The answer to growing food lies in our soil. Just don't be …
Even so, better to be sporting a waist-line bulging on a diet of pure goodness than groaning under the weight of junk with less calorific value ... «Packaging News, Jul 15»
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Power utility to swap coal linkages to source fuel from mines
Lower quality coal has a lower gross calorific value, which leads to boilers of thermal power plants operating at lower efficiency and generating ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
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S.Korea's KOSPO buys 318000 T coal for Aug-Sept
10-25 * Note: NCV stands for Net Calorific Value. The coal products are scheduled to arrive at the Hadong port. (Reporting by Hooyeon Kim; ... «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
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S.Korea's EWP seeks up to 80000 T coal for Aug-Oct
4,600kcal/kg October, 2015 * Note: GCV stands for Gross Calorific Value. China and North Korea origin coal will not be considered for all ... «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
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She said what? Bishop predicts China economy to stop growing by …
India also plans on using more of its own coal, which compared to Australian coal is much lower calorific value, higher sulphur and ash, which ... «RenewEconomy, Jul 15»
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China's demand for Australian thermal coal down 31% on year in …
... emissions reduction concerns, but the introduction of an import tax for coal is reducing the competitiveness of low calorific value thermal coal, ... «Platts, Jun 15»
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PowerHouse Energy losses widen
Depending on the calorific value of the waste-stream ("feedstock") available to PowerHouse, the G3- UHt technology can potentially convert ... «Interactive Investor, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Calorific value [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/calorific-value>. May 2024 ».
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