Nishu Sharma
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Posted 5 year ago

What do you mean by calorific value? Compare calorific values of kerosene and petrol.

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Mitesh Sharma
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Posted 5 year ago Mitesh Sharma

the energy contained in a fuel or food, determined by measuring the heat produced by the complete combustion of a specified quantity of it. This is now usually expressed in joules per kilogram.

"double the calorific value of coal"

pradeep negi
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Posted 5 year ago pradeep negi

Calorific value is the amount of energy released or produced when 1 kg of fuel burns or any other substance is burnt in the presence of oxygen and the products of combustion are cooled to STP.