Calorific value is determined in this test method by burning a weighed sample, in oxygen, in a calibrated
adiabatic bomb calorimeter under controlled conditions.
The calorimeter is standardized by burning benzoic acid.
The calorific value of the sample .is computed from temperature
observations made before, during and after combustion,
making proper allowances for heat contributed by other
processes, and for thermometer and thermochemical corrections