Aircraft Energy Conversion Laboratory Manual (06AEL57)

2011-12

Experiment No. 3:

JUNKERS GAS CALORIMETER

AIM: To determine calorific value of gaseous fuel by Junkers gas calorimeter APPARATUS: The apparatus mainly consists of a cylindrical shell with copper coil arranged in two pass configuration with water inlet and outlet to circulate through the copper coil, a pressure regulator, a wet type gas flow meter & a gas Bunsen burner, temperature sensors for measuring inlet, outlet water temperature, and for flue gas temperature, a 2000ml measuring jar.

Figure: Experimental setup of junkers gas calorimeter DESCRIPTION: Determination of calorific value (heat value) of combustible gases is essential to assess the amount of heat given away by the gas while burning a known amount of gas to heat a known amount of fluid (water) in a closed chamber. PROCEDURE: 1. Install the equipment on a flat rigid platform near an uninterrupted continuous water source of size and a drain pipe. 2. Connect the gas source to the pressure regulator, gas flow meter and the burner respectively in series 3. Insert the thermometer / temperature sensors, into their respective places to measure water inlet and outlet temperatures and a thermometer to measure the flue gas temperature at the flue gas outlet Department of Aeronautical Engineering, DSCE, Bangalore -78 7

Aircraft Energy Conversion Laboratory Manual (06AEL57)

2011-12

4. Start the water flow through the calorimeter at a study constant flow rate and allow it to drain through over flow. 5. Start the gas flow slowly and light the burner out side the calorimeter 6. Regulate the flow of gas at a steady rate to any designed flow (Volume) 7. Insert the burner into the calorimeter and allow the out let water temperature to attain a steady state 8. Swing the out let to a 1000 ml jar and start. The stop watch simultaneously, record the initial gas flow meter reading at the same time 9. Note down the time taken to fill 1000ml and at the same time the final gas flow reading recorded by the gas flow meter 10. Tabulate all the reading and calculate the calorific valve of the gas under test 11. Repeat the experiment by varying the water flow rate or gas flow for different conditions. 12. After the experiment is over stop the gas flow, water flow, and drain the water from the calorimeter, keep the equipment clean & dry. OBSERVATIONS: Density of water w = 1000Kg/m3 Volume of gas burnt Vg in liters = Density of gas g = 0.22Kg/m3 Cpw = 1 K Cal/kg K Time taken to collect 1 liter of water : _________ sec TABULAR COLUMN: S. N 1 2 Volume of Volume of gas Water inlet water collected Burnt in liter Temperature in liter (Vw) (Vg) T1 oC 1 1 Water outlet Change in Cv of Temperature Temp of water gas T2 oC T= (T2-T1) KCal/kg

CALCULATION: CV gas = Where w = Density of water Vg = Volume of gas burnt in liters g = Density of gas Cpw = Specific heat of water RESULT: Calorific value of given gaseous fuel is = K Cal/Kg Vw w CPw T Vg g

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