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calorific value

Amount of heat generated by a given mass of fuel when it is completely burned. It is measured in joules per kilogram. Calorific values are measured experimentally with a bomb calorimeter.



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Although the calorific values of the tires are as high as those of fuel oils (>40 MJ/kg) combustion is far from complete during the experiments.
 
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