Cetane number (cetane rating) (CN) is an indicator of the combustion speed of diesel fuel and compression needed for ignition. It plays a similar role for diesel as octane rating does for gasoline. The CN is an important factor in determining the quality of diesel fuel, but not the only one; other measurements of diesel fuel's quality include (but are not limited to) energy content, density, lubricity, cold-flow properties and sulphur content.[1]
^Werner Dabelstein, Arno Reglitzky, Andrea Schütze and Klaus Reders "Automotive Fuels" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2007, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.doi:10.1002/14356007.a16_719.pub2
Cetanenumber (cetane rating) (CN) is an indicator of the combustion speed of diesel fuel and compression needed for ignition. It plays a similar role...
Cetane index is used as a substitute for the cetanenumber of diesel fuel. The cetane index is calculated based on the fuel's density and distillation...
14 other carbon atoms. Cetane is often used as a shorthand for cetanenumber, a measure of the combustion of diesel fuel. Cetane ignites very easily under...
A cetane improver [′sē‚tān im′prüv·ər] is a chemical which has the effect of increasing a diesel fuel's cetanenumber. A few examples are nitrates, nitroalkanes...
fuel quality is its cetanenumber. A cetanenumber is a measure of the delay of ignition of a diesel fuel. A higher cetanenumber indicates that the fuel...
the cetanenumber of diesel. It has a cetanenumber of 15. Isocetane replaced 1-methylnaphthalene in 1962 as the lower reference for cetanenumber (1-methylnaphthalene...
rating of the gasoline. In contrast, fuels with lower octane (but higher cetane numbers) are ideal for diesel engines because diesel engines (also called...
extensively advertised but of unproven value Nitromethane can increase the cetanenumber of diesel fuel, improving its combustion properties Nitrous oxide, or...
Property Unit lower limit upper limit Test-Method Cetane index 46.0 - EN ISO 4264 Cetanenumber 51.0 - EN ISO 5165 Density at 15°C kg/m³ 820 845 EN ISO...
improved quality, FAMEs also usually have about 12-15 units higher cetanenumber than their unesterified counterparts. Every microorganism has its specific...
100,000 commercial vehicles running on CNG fuel. Delhi has the largest number of CNG commercial vehicles running anywhere in the World. India is planning...
kerosene, and aviation fuel. Diesel fuels are characterised by their cetanenumber, cetane being an older name for hexadecane. However the higher melting points...
fuels are suitable for the preparation of premium fuel with a high cetanenumber and excellent low temperature properties. The cold filter plugging point...
enables the Refinery to produce High Speed Diesel of very low sulphur and cetanenumber conforming to BIS specifications. The HDT also produces ATF, Superior...
formed. Preference for the fuel to have a high ignition performance (Cetanenumber), rather than a high knocking resistance (octane rating) that is preferred...
fuel is not necessary. In fact, lower-octane fuels, typically rated by cetanenumber, are preferable in these applications because they are more easily ignited...
engines, and gas turbines. For diesel engines, an advantage is the high cetanenumber of 55, compared to that of diesel fuel from petroleum, which is 40–53...
diesel and aviation fuel. Diesel fuels are characterized by their cetanenumber, cetane being an old name for hexadecane. However, the higher melting points...
cellulose plastics such as cellulose acetate. Diethyl ether has a high cetanenumber of 85–96 and, in combination with petroleum distillates for gasoline...
Properties beyond Class 4 would require a kerosene type fuel with a low cetanenumber (at least 45 in EN 590). The Australian Standard for Automotive Diesel...
rating is not an issue; the relevant metric for diesel engines is the cetanenumber. at −253.2 °C (−423.8 °F) Gary, James H.; Handwerk, Glenn E. (2001)...
the compression ratio, fuel mixture temperature, and octane rating or cetanenumber of the fuel. Leaner mixtures and lower mixture pressures burn more slowly...
karanjin, pongamol, tannin and karanjachromene. Millettia pinnata has a number of different varieties but little research has been published on the differences...
It has also found use as an additive to diesel fuel to increase the cetanenumber. TNM is a pale yellow liquid that can be prepared in the laboratory...
energy produced per kilogram of CO2 produced. As a guideline, a higher number in this column is better for the environment. But these numbers do not account...
methods for the GC based analyses. Blends are designated as "B" followed by a number indicating the percentage biodiesel. For example: B100 is pure biodiesel...
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