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45.
The cetane number of a Diesel fuel is a measure of
volatility
viscosity
ignition quality
delay peirod
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Vijay Nokhwal said:   7 years ago
Answer is right, cetane number indicates delay period of combustion in pressure condition. Higher cetane number gives higher compression ratio.

Colin said:   8 years ago
I think C is the answer.

Abdul khader said:   8 years ago
D is the right answer. Cetane and octane number both measure the tendency of the fuel to ignite spontaneously. For diesel cetane number is 40-45.

For petrol octane number is 80-90.

If cetane number is low then ignition quality vl be poor and time delay will be high.

ANIL said:   8 years ago
Cetane number is the function of a fuel's ignition delay and the time period between the start of injection and the first identifiable pressure increase during combustion of the fuel. In a particular diesel engine, higher cetane fuels will have shorter ignition delay periods than lower Cetane fuels.

Vinay said:   8 years ago
D is correct. I too agree.

Nihar vaghela said:   8 years ago
The resulting cetane number is then calculated by determining which mixture of cetane (hexadecane) and isocetane (2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, 8-heptamethylnonane) will result in the same ignition delay and another testing by ignition tester.

Sanjay said:   9 years ago
It should be an Ignition quality.

Mehulkumar said:   9 years ago
Measure of the ignition quality: Cetane Number.

Shivkumar said:   9 years ago
Cetane number or CN is an inverse function of a fuel's ignition delay and the time period between the start of injection and the first identifiable pressure increase during combustion of the fuel.

In a particular diesel engine, higher cetane fuels will have shorter ignition delay periods than lower Cetane fuels.

So option D is the correct answer.

Suhail said:   10 years ago
Cetane number is actually a measure of a fuel's ignition delay. This is the time period between the start of injection and start of combustion (ignition) of the fuel.

In a particular diesel engine, higher cetane fuels will have shorter ignition delay periods than lower cetane fuels.


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