Test Procedures for the Determination of the Gross Calorific Value of Refuse and Refuse-Derived-Fuel of Kilogram-Size Samples Using Constant Pressure Flow Calorimeter: Summary of the 1980 Fiscal Year Results

摘要

This report describes the systematic approach used at the National Bureau of Standards to design, construct, and place into operation a constant pressure flow calorimeter which can accommodate kilogram-size samples. The contents of the report are divided into three parts: Part A- The Variability of Municipal Solid Waste and its Relationship to the Determination of the Calorific Value of Refuse-Derived Fuels; Part B - 25 Gram Capacity Combustion Flow Calorimeter; and Part C - Trial Combustions of Kilogram-Size Samples of Municipal Solid Waste. The primary objective of this effort is to develop a procedure for the determination of accurate calorific values for minimally processed MSW and to correlate these calorific values with those obtained on RDF samples which have been processed to a small particle size.