The respiratory calorimeter is an air-tight compartment in which men are confined for a week or more at a time while studies are being made concerning heat and energy yielded by food products.
"The Dollar Hen"
Milo M. Hastings
It can be found by taking a fair average sample of the coal used during the test, as explained in connection with weighing the coal, and sending the sample to a chemist, who will make a calorimeter test to determine its heating value.
"Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing"
Rufus T. Strohm
Calorimetry-This method derives its name from the fact that the process is the same as the determination of the specific heat of a substance by the water calorimeter, except that in one case the temperature is known and the specific heat is required, while in the other the specific heat is known and the temperature is required.
"Steam, Its Generation and Use"
Babcock & Wilcox Co.