Using the photoacoustic technique, the thermal diffusivity of a dimethoxymethane + jatropha liquid mixture and pure jatropha oil is measured at room temperature. The result is correlated with the result of ultrasonic measurements.
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Published in Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 193–198, January–February, 2010.
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Krishna Bama, G., Ramachandran, K. A photoacoustic and ultrasonic study on jatropha oil. J Eng Phys Thermophy 83, 213–219 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-010-0336-0
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