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Download Solution PDFThe ignition quality of diesel oil is expressed by
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Octane number
It is a measure to determine the burning quality of the gasoline. It has the tendency to resist knocking in an engine. The higher the octane number the lesser the tendency to knock.
Cetane number
Cetane number (cetane rating) is an indicator of the combustion speed of diesel fuel and compression needed for ignition. It is an inverse of a similar octane rating for gasoline. The CN is an important factor in determining the quality of diesel fuel, but not the only one; other measurements of diesel’s quality include energy content, density,
lubricity, cold-flow properties and sulphur content.
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