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CORROSION-RESISTANT CONTAINER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Calorimetry
- Equipment (Chemistry)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bomb calorimeter
1, record 1, English, bomb%20calorimeter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oxygen bomb calorimeter 2, record 1, English, oxygen%20bomb%20calorimeter
correct
- calorimetric bomb 3, record 1, English, calorimetric%20bomb
- calorimetrical bomb 4, record 1, English, calorimetrical%20bomb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A calorimeter designed with a strong-walled container constructed of a corrosion-resistant alloy, called the bomb, immersed in about 2. 5 liters of water in a metal container; the sample, usually an organic compound, is ignited by electricity, and the heat generated is measured. 5, record 1, English, - bomb%20calorimeter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a bomb calorimeter should be used to determine the heat value [of sludges]. 6, record 1, English, - bomb%20calorimeter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To determine the heat of combustion of a fuel, a representative sample is burned in a high-pressure oxygen atmosphere within a metal bomb or pressure vessel. 2, record 1, English, - bomb%20calorimeter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Calorimétrie
- Équipement (Chimie)
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bombe calorimétrique
1, record 1, French, bombe%20calorim%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil utilisé en thermochimie pour déterminer les chaleurs de combustion ou le pouvoir calorifique des substances solides et liquides. 2, record 1, French, - bombe%20calorim%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La bombe calorimétrique consiste en une enveloppe robuste en acier à haute résistance mécanique [...] La substance étudiée est brûlée dans un excès d'oxygène, qui est introduit jusqu'à une pression de 25 atmosphères. [...] [La bombe] est immergée [...] dans un récipient calorimétrique rempli d'eau, placé dans une enveloppe extérieure maintenue à température constante. 2, record 1, French, - bombe%20calorim%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La bombe [est] ainsi appelée à cause de la brusque augmentation de pression qui accompagne généralement l'essai [...] 3, record 1, French, - bombe%20calorim%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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