Table 4.1
Properties of different types of fuel
Fuel
Octane
number
Cetane
number
Evaporation heat
(MJ/kg)
Combustion energy
(MJ/dm
3
)
Flammability limits
(%vol)
Saturation pressure (kPa) at
38
C
Gasoline
80–99
0–10
0.36
32
0.6–0.8
31.01
Methanol 111
3
1.2
16
6–36.5
31.69
Ethanol
108
8
0.92
19.6
4.3–19
13.8
Butanol
96
25
0.43
29.2
1.4-11.2
2.27
Source: Liu et al. (2013)
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Properties of different types of fuel
Fuel
Octane
number
Cetane
number
Evaporation heat
(MJ/kg)
Combustion energy
(MJ/dm
3
)
Flammability limits
(%vol)
Saturation pressure (kPa) at
38
C
Gasoline
80–99
0–10
0.36
32
0.6–0.8
31.01
Methanol 111
3
1.2
16
6–36.5
31.69
Ethanol
108
8
0.92
19.6
4.3–19
13.8
Butanol
96
25
0.43
29.2
1.4-11.2
2.27
Source: Liu et al. (2013)
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