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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...
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Hexadecane (also
called cetane) is an
alkane hydrocarbon with the
chemical formula C16H34.
Hexadecane consists of a
chain of 16
carbon atoms, with three...
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diesel fuel
quality is its
cetane number. A
cetane number is a
measure of the
delay of
ignition of a
diesel fuel. A
higher cetane number indicates that the...
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Cetane index is used as a
substitute for the
cetane number of
diesel fuel. The
cetane index is
calculated based on the fuel's
density and distillation...
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Vitamin C (also
known as
ascorbic acid and ascorbate) is a water-soluble
vitamin found in
citrus and
other fruits,
berries and vegetables. It is also a...
- A
cetane improver [′sē‚tān im′prüv·ər] is a
chemical which has the
effect of
increasing a
diesel fuel's
cetane number. A few
examples are nitrates, nitroalkanes...
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determining the
cetane number of diesel. It has a
cetane number of 15.
Isocetane replaced 1-methylnaphthalene in 1962 as the
lower reference for
cetane number...
- kerosene, and
aviation fuel.
Diesel fuels are
characterised by
their cetane number,
cetane being an
older name for hexadecane.
However the
higher melting points...
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point of
cetane number, a
measure of
diesel fuel
ignition quality, as it has a long
ignition delay (poor
ignition qualities). In contrast,
cetane, with its...
- offset, as the fuel
tends to
ignite more
readily (and thus has a
higher cetane rating) than
regular diesel, and a side
benefit of this is that it tends...
