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cetane
[ see-teyn ]
noun
- a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
cetane
/ ˈsiːteɪn /
noun
- a colourless insoluble liquid alkane hydrocarbon used in the determination of the cetane number of diesel fuel. Formula: C 16 H 34 Also calledhexadecane
cetane
/ sē′tān′ /
- A colorless liquid hydrocarbon derived from petroleum. It is used as a solvent and a component of diesel fuels. Chemical formula: C 16 H 34.
Word History and Origins
Origin of cetane1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cetane1
Example Sentences
Murex said last week that it would more than double capacity by the third quarter to allow its facility, operated with Cetane Energy, to load a unit train of 75,000 barrels of oil every day.
Unsaturated lipids usually yield fuels with a poor cetane number and low oxidative stability, whereas saturated fatty acids produce fuels at a higher cetane number and with greater stability but at the expense of their ability to be used at cold temperatures.
By contrast, oxygen-containing fatty methyl ketone and fatty-acid alkyl esters have higher cetane numbers and flashpoints, endowing shorter ignition delay and safer transport, respectively, but they have lower energy content and higher cloud points, which limits their use at very cold temperatures.
Cetane is the equivalent of octane in gasoline; the higher cetane, the more evenly and more powerfully the fuel combusts.
The average diesel has a cetane level of less than 50.
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