Significance and Use
The gross calorific value can be used to compute the total calorific content of the quantity of coal or coke represented by the sample for payment purposes.
The gross calorific value can be used for computing the calorific value versus sulfur content to determine whether the coal meets regulatory requirements for industrial fuels.
The gross calorific value can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of beneficiation processes.
The gross calorific value can be required to classify coals according to Classification D388.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method pertains to the determination of the gross calorific value of coal and coke by either an isoperibol or adiabatic bomb calorimeter.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazard statements are given in Section 8.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D121 Terminology of Coal and Coke
D346 Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke Samples for Laboratory Analysis
D388 Classification of Coals by Rank
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
D2013 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
D3173 Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
D3177 Test Methods for Total Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
D3180 Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases
D4239 Test Method for Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke Using High-Temperature Tube Furnace Combustion
D7582 Test Methods for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke by Macro Thermogravimetric Analysis
E144 Practice for Safe Use of Oxygen Combustion Bombs
E178 Practice for Dealing With Outlying Observations
E882 Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the Chemical Analysis Laboratory
E2251 Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermometers with Low-Hazard Precision Liquids
Index Terms
adiabatic calorimeter; bomb calorimeters; calorific value; calorimeter; coal; coke; isoperibol bomb calorimeter; Adiabatic bomb calorimeter; Bomb calorimeter methods; Calorific value; Calorimeter; Coal/coke products; Coke; Gross calorific value--coal and coke; Isoperibol bomb calorimeter ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 73.040 (Coals)
DOI: 10.1520/D5865-11A
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