The *Calorimeter as explained in the video is accurate to 0ne hundredth of a milliwatt. When used to measure energy output of a reactor putting out 3000 watts, that provides an error tolerance of .9999999996 accuracy.*
On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Air flow calorimeters are a nightmare to work with, in my experience. Air > flow calorimetry is used by HVAC installers to make sure the heating system > is okay. It works well enough for that purpose, where a 10% or 15% error > makes no difference. It does not work well enough for a scientific > experiment. > > - Jed > >
