Combustion characteristics of compression ignition engine fuelled with rapeseed oil–diesel fuel–n-butanol blends | Oil & Gas Science and Technology

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Table 1

Basic fuel properties of tested fuel blends and its components.

Fuel	Kinematic viscosity at 40 °C (mm² s⁻¹)	Density at 15 °C (kg m⁻³)	Calorific value (MJ kg⁻¹)	Cetane number	Latent heat of evaporation (kJ kg⁻¹)	Carbon content (%wt)	Hydrogen content (%wt)	Oxygen content (%wt)
D100	1.801	819.13	43.151	50^a	250^b	87	13	0
R20B10D70	2.878	836.73	40.743	–	–	82.91	12.82	4.27
R20B20D60	2.860	836.53	39.817	–	–	80.74	12.88	6.38
Rapeseed oil	35.697	905.33	37.102	41.6^d	–	78.1^e	11.9^e	10^e
n-butanol	2.266	815.27	33.101	17^c–25^b	585^b	64.8	13.6	21.6

Data obtained from [54].

Data obtained from [1] and [23].

Data obtained from [22].

Data obtained from [11].

Data obtained from [55].

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