Study of Thermal Energy Production by Combustion of Lard and Diesel Mixtures

Table 3

Chemical and physical properties of lard and diesel.

	Unit	Test method	Lard	Diesel
Density at 15^°C	(kg/m^3)	ISO 3675	911	848
Density at 35^°C	(kg/m^3)	ISO 3675	899	635
Kinematic viscosity at 40^°C	(mm^2/s)	ISO 3104	40.87	2.7
Kinematic viscosity at 100^°C	(mm^2/s)	ISO 3104	8.46	1.2
S percent by mass	(kg/kg)	ASTM D-4239	0.03	0.07
C percent by mass	(kg/kg)	ASTM 5291	76.8	86.6
H percent by mass	(kg/kg)	ASTM 5291	11.6	12.3
O percent by mass	(kg/kg)	—	11.3	1.03
N percent by mass	(kg/kg)	ASTM 5291	0.2	—
Ashes	(kg/kg)	ASTM 5291	0.002	—
H.H.V.	(kJ/kg)	ASTM D-240	39,397	44,872
L.H.V.	(kJ/kg)	ASTM D-240	36,939	42,268