Research Article
Combustion Characteristics for Turbulent Prevaporized Premixed Flame Using Commercial Light Diesel and Kerosene Fuels
Table 1
Properties of diesel and kerosene fuels.
| Test properties | Test method | Diesel fuel | Kerosene |
| Chemical formula | | C12H26 | C10H22 | Cetane number | ASTM D613 | 44.5 | 45.4 | Flash point (°C) | ASTM D93 | 52 | 45.6–46.4 | Pour point (°C) | ASTM D97 | −32 | −49 | Boiling point (°C) | Oil weathering system | 369 | 200–260 | Self-ignition temperature (°C) | ASMT D97 | 725 | 640 | Distillation temp. (°C) 90% | STM D86 | 228–338 | 153–245 | Lower heating value (MJ/kg) | STM D240 | 45.9 | 45.6 | Density at 40°C, (kg/m3) | 1298 TMDA | 830 | 760–810 | viscosity at 40°C, (mm2/S) | ASTMD445 | 3.1 | 1–1.9 | Sulfur content, wt% | ASTMD545 | 0.22 | 0.04 | Carbon content, wt% | ASTM D5291 | 84.7 | 84.5 | Hydrogen content, (wt%) | ASTM D5291 | 15.3 | 15.5 | Carbon/hydrogen ratio | | 5.53 | 5.45 | Sulfur content, % | ASTM D5453-39 | 0.16 | 0.04 | Paraffin content, Vol.% | ASTM D 2007 | 41.3–52.4 | 47–55 | Aromatic content, Vol.% | ASTM method D 2007 | 23.6–24.7 | 15.5–19.6 | Olefin content, Vol.% | ASTM method D 2007 | 18–30 | 1.3–2.5 | Naphthalene, content Vol.% | ASTM method D 2007 | 2.8–8.2 | 2.8 | Saturates content, Vol.% | ASTM method D 2007 | 79.3–75.3 | 79–82 |
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