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UNIT 5: HYDROCARBONS AND ENERGY

Chapter 12: Energy from Hydrocarbons

	12.2 Calorimetry
	12.3 Heat of Reaction

 

 

12.2 Calorimetry

Trickle-Down Technology   Page (577, #9 )

A description of the basics behind the technology of self-heating meals. This site is part of the archives of Food Product Design, a business magazine aimed at those individuals involved in the design and manufacture of new food products.

HotCan - Health and Safety Information   Page (577, #9 )

Safety information about the products made by Hot Can. The page also mentions the reaction that takes place.

Hot Pack Meals   Page (577, #9 )

From the makers of Hot Pak, a line of self-heating meals, an explanation of how the system works and the nutritional value of the meals. There is a brief mention of other devices such as portable stoves or heaters.

12.3 Heat of Reaction

NASA - Combustion of Gases   Page (591, #6 )

From NASA this site provides detailed information on measuring heat of combustion of gaseous hydrocarbon fuel mixtures. There are a number of charts within the text with values in Kcal/mol.

Heat of Combustion of Fuel Gas   Page (591, #6 )

This Process Associates of America website provides an online calculator to work find the heat of combustion of various compounds. There are 6 hydrocarbons are listed allowing for acomparison based on molecular size.

Petroleum Products: Fuels and Lubricants   Page (591, #6 )

This document describes various petroleum products (hydrocarbons) and their uses as fuels and lubricants. Included in the file is a chart comparing values of heats of combustion for various compounds. The file is in PDF format requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. The site is part of the US Naval Academy website

Toxnet Data Network   Page (591, #6 )

From Toxnet of the National Library of Medicine, this site uses a search engine to look for various substances including hydrocarbons. The search will produce information about each chemical categorized into subtopics that include heat of combustion values in the Chemical and Physical Properties subtopic. Enter the chemical name in the search box to begin.