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90.60 Close of review Dec 2, 2023
CEN
CEN/TC 308 Characterization and management of sludge
European Norm
13.030.40 Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment
Published
This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of the gross calorific value of sludge at constant volume and at the reference temperature 25 °C in a bomb calorimeter calibrated by combustion of certified benzoic acid.
The result obtained is the gross calorific value of the sample at constant volume with both the water of the combustion products and the moisture of the sludge as liquid water. In practice, sludges are burned at constant (atmospheric) pressure and the water is not condensed but is removed as vapour with the flue gases. Under these conditions, the operative heat of combustion to be used is the net calorific value of the fuel at constant pressure. In this European Standard the net calorific value at constant volume is described as it requires less additional determinations.
This method is applicable to all kinds of sludges.
Legislation related to this standard
PUBLISHED
EN 15170:2008
90.60
Close of review
Dec 2, 2023