ANALYSES AND CALORIFIC VALUES OF BAGASSE +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |+----------+--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+| || | | | | | | |B.t.u. || || | | | | | | | per || || Source |Moisture| C | H | O | N | Ash | Pound || || | | | | | | | Dry || || | | | | | | |Bagasse|| |+----------+--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+| ||Cuba | 51.50 | 43.15 | 6.00 | 47.95 | | 2.90 | 7985 || ||Cuba | 49.10 | 43.74 | 6.08 | 48.61 | | 1.57 | 8300 || ||Cuba | 42.50 | 43.61 | 6.06 | 48.45 | | 1.88 | 8240 || ||Cuba | 51.61 | 46.80 | 5.34 | 46.35 | | 1.51 | || ||Cuba | 52.80 | 46.78 | 5.74 | 45.38 | | 2.10 | || ||Porto Rico| 41.60 | 44.28 | 6.66 | 47.10 | 0.41 | 1.35 | 8359 || ||Porto Rico| 43.50 | 44.21 | 6.31 | 47.72 | 0.41 | 1.35 | 8386 || ||Porto Rico| 44.20 | 44.92 | 6.27 | 46.50 | 0.41 | 1.90 | 8380 || ||Louisiana | 52.10 | | | | | 2.27 | 8230 || ||Louisiana | 54.00 | | | | | | 8370 || ||Louisiana | 51.80 | | | | | | 8371 || ||Java | | 46.03 | 6.56 | 45.55 | 0.18 | 1.68 | 8681 || |+----------+--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Table 43 gives the analyses and heat values of bagasse from various localities. Table 44 gives the value of mill bagasse at different extractions, which data may be of service in making approximations as to its fuel value as compared with that of other fuels. TABLE 44 VALUE OF ONE POUND OF MILL BAGASSE AT DIFFERENT EXTRACTIONS 1: Per Cent Extraction of Weight of Cane 2: Per Cent Moisture in Bagasse 3: Per Cent in Bagasse 4: Fuel Value, B. t. u. 5: Per Cent in Bagasse 6: Fuel Value, B. t. u. 7: Per Cent in Bagasse 8: Fuel Value, B. t. u. 9: Total Heat Developed per Pound of Bagasse 10: Heat Required to Evaporate Moisture[42] 11: Heat Available for Steam Generation 12: Pounds of Bagasse Equivalent to one Pound of Coal of 14,000 B. t. u.