Research Article
Combustion Characteristics and NO Formation Characteristics Modeling in a Compression Ignition Engine Fuelled with Diesel Fuel and Biofuel
Table 2
Chemical and physical properties of test fuels.
| Fuel properties | Diesel fuel | Biodiesel fuel |
| Density at 15°C (kg m−3) | 853.7 | 865.19 | Kinematic viscosity at 40°C (mm2 s−1) | 2.8271 | 3.5 | LHV (kJ.kg−1) | 42640 | 37000 | Oxygen (wt.%) | 0.00 | 11.27 | Cetane number | 42.6 | 54 | Chemical formula | C14.09H24.78 | C18H36O2 |
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