Research Article

Investigation of the Effects of Steam Injection on Equilibrium Products and Thermodynamic Properties of Diesel and Biodiesel Fuels

Table 3

Chemical and physical properties of test fuels.

Fuel propertiesDiesel [30]NBD [30]WCOB

Density at 15°C (kg·m−3)853.7881.4865.19 [36]
Kinematic viscosity at 40°C (mm2·s−1)2.82714.26913.5 [36]
LHV (kJ·kg−1)426403738837000 [31]
Oxygen (wt. %)0.0010.9811.27
Cetane number42.651.554 [31]
Chemical formulaC14.09H24.78C18.74H34.43O2C18H36O2 [31]