Estimation of Density of Biodiesel

Density of biodiesel is an important physical property of liquid fuel and biodiesel. A slight change in density can affect engine output power. In this work, density of a saturated, unsaturated fatty acid methyl ester or a biodiesel can be estimated from either (1) its number of carbon atoms (of fat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Energy & fuels 2014-07, Vol.28 (7), p.4633-4641
Hauptverfasser: Phankosol, Suriya, Sudaprasert, Kaokanya, Lilitchan, Supathra, Aryusuk, Kornkanok, Krisnangkura, Kanit
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Zusammenfassung:Density of biodiesel is an important physical property of liquid fuel and biodiesel. A slight change in density can affect engine output power. In this work, density of a saturated, unsaturated fatty acid methyl ester or a biodiesel can be estimated from either (1) its number of carbon atoms (of fatty acid, z) and number of double bonds (n d): ln ρ = −0.435 – 0.0025z + 85.98/T + 0.792z/T + 4.0 n d/T or (2) its saponification number (SN) and iodine value (IV): ln ρ = −0.427 – 10/SN + 83.38/T + 3168.95/(T × SN) + 11 IV/(T × SN), where T is absolute temperature. The predicted densities at different temperatures from both equations agree well with the reported literature values.
ISSN:0887-0624
1520-5029
DOI:10.1021/ef501031z