Table 1
Qualification of gasoline and biogas.
Qualification | Gasoline | Biogas |
---|---|---|
Chemical formulation | C8H18–C7H16 | CH4 – 55.6% |
CO2 – 42.3% | ||
N2 – 2.1% | ||
Density at 15 °C (kg/m3) | 720–775 | 1.11 |
Lower thermal value (MJ/kg) | 43.55 | 17.0 |
Research octane number | 91 | 110 |
Stoichiometric air/fuel ratio | 14.7 | 5.67 |
Autoignition temperature (°C) | 257 | 650 |
Flame velocity (cm/s) | 45 | 25 |
The heat of evaporation (kJ/kg) | 330 | 500 |
Evaporation temperature (°C) | 20–200 | −42 |