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The Experiment examines the combustion properties of pure diesel blended with n-hexane and n-pentane. This study showed several combinations of temperatures and pressures of air inside the engine cylinder. The study was conducted at different blends of 10 to 40% (with an interval of 10%) of n-pentane and n-hexane. Ignition delay was recorded at different air pressures with increasing temperatures. Results show that on increasing the temperature and pressure the ignition delay decreased. Two properties of Ignition delay are very important i.e., temperature and pressure. Ignition delay is lower for the blends of n-pentane than that of n-hexane and diesel comparatively. The blends of n-pentane decrease the ignition delay of the engine effectively at low temperatures.
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Sinha, S., Agrawal, B.N., Nandan, P., Rana, S. (2023). Experimental Study on Ignition Delay Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fueled with n-pentane and n-hexane Blends. In: Sikarwar, B.S., Sharma, S.K., Jain, A., Singh, K.M. (eds) Advances in Fluid and Thermal Engineering. FLAME 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2382-3_26
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