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To investigate the heat outputs of fuels
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To investigate the heat outputs of fuels Obtaining Method) Some preliminary work was carried out to confirm reliability of the test, where we burned ethanol-covered rocksil wool under a conical flask of increasing volumes of water. This test was carried out in much the same way. Equipment was set up as in diagram. The temperature of the water was recorded. We squeezed some droplets of Ethanol with a pipette onto the rocksil wool, and placed the wool into a crucible. The crucible was weighed before and after the ethanol had been added (this measurement included the rocksil wool), and placed under the conical flask (which contained 250cm3 of water). The wool was lit and the highest (or lowest) temperature reached was recorded. The experiment was then repeated using Methanol and Propanol on the rocksil wool. Each alcohol was done twice. Safety goggles were worn throughout. Apparatus We were using: Three pipette-fulls of Methanol, Ethanol and...
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