The food calorimeter has been designed to measure the energy content in foods and is an alternative piece of equipment to a boiling tube of water and a thermometer. The combustion chamber is connected to a copper spiral heat transfer tube which when used is connected to a filter pump to draw the products of combustion through the copper spiral. A wire stirrer passes through the cover and a hole with a bored and split rubber stopper is provided to accommodate a thermometer. Please note this item does NOT include the Base Unit and is supplied WITHOUT a thermometer.Borosilicate water jacket 205mm x 100mm diameter surrounding an integral combustion chamber open at the base.Requires the following items:Food Calorimeter Base Unit (B8R00546)Thermometer (B8L73994)