cetane number

a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel

Cetane Number

an arbitrary quantitative characteristic of the spontaneous combustion of diesel fuels in the cylinder of an engine. As is the case with the octane number of a gasoline, the cetane number of a diesel fuel is determined under strictly controlled conditions; cetane and α-methylnaphthalene, the cetane numbers of which are assumed to be 100 and 0, respectively, are used as the standard references. The ignition quality of a fuel being tested is characterized by determining the composition of a blend of cetane and α-methylnaphthalene that has an equivalent ignition quality. Quantitatively, the cetane number indicates the percentage by volume of cetane in the reference blend. The higher the cetane number of a diesel fuel, the quicker the ignition of the fuel in the engine, the smoother the pressure increase, and the quieter the operation of the engine. The cetane numbers of present-day diesel fuels range from 40 to 55. Additives, such as organic peroxides and nitroalkanes, are used to improve the cetane number.

cetane number

[′sē‚tān ‚nəm·bər] (chemical engineering) The percentage by volume of cetane (cetane number 100) in a blend with α-methylnaphthalene (cetane number 0); indicates the ability of a fuel to ignite quickly after being injected into the cylinder of an engine.

单词	cetane number
释义	cetane number cetane number n. A performance rating for diesel fuels, with a higher number indicating greater fuel efficiency. The number corresponds to the percentage of cetane in a cetane-heptamethylnonane mixture, or (and originally) in a cetane-methylnaphthalene mixture, with the same ignition performance as the fuel being rated. Also called cetane rating. cetane number n (Chemistry) a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel. Also called: cetane rating Compare octane number ce′tane num`ber n. a measure of the ignition quality of diesel fuel. [1930–35] cetane number cetane number a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel Cetane Number an arbitrary quantitative characteristic of the spontaneous combustion of diesel fuels in the cylinder of an engine. As is the case with the octane number of a gasoline, the cetane number of a diesel fuel is determined under strictly controlled conditions; cetane and α-methylnaphthalene, the cetane numbers of which are assumed to be 100 and 0, respectively, are used as the standard references. The ignition quality of a fuel being tested is characterized by determining the composition of a blend of cetane and α-methylnaphthalene that has an equivalent ignition quality. Quantitatively, the cetane number indicates the percentage by volume of cetane in the reference blend. The higher the cetane number of a diesel fuel, the quicker the ignition of the fuel in the engine, the smoother the pressure increase, and the quieter the operation of the engine. The cetane numbers of present-day diesel fuels range from 40 to 55. Additives, such as organic peroxides and nitroalkanes, are used to improve the cetane number. cetane number [′sē‚tān ‚nəm·bər] (chemical engineering) The percentage by volume of cetane (cetane number 100) in a blend with α-methylnaphthalene (cetane number 0); indicates the ability of a fuel to ignite quickly after being injected into the cylinder of an engine.
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cetane number

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cetane number

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Cetane Number

cetane number