Research Article
Sustainability Improvement of Ethanol Blended Gasoline Fuelled Spark Ignition Engine by Nanoparticles
Table 1
Properties of gasoline and ethanol blend.
| | Sl No. | Property | Gasoline | Ethanol | E20 | ASTM testing methods |
| | 1 | Lower heating value (MJ/kg) | 44.0 | 26.9 | 41.8 | ASTM D240 | | 2 | Kinematic viscosity, at 20°C (cSt) | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.67 | ASTM D445 | | 3 | Density, at 15°C (kg/m3) | 737 | 785 | 746 | ASTM D4052 | | 4 | Flash point, (°C) | -40 | 14 | 29 | ASTM D93 | | 5 | Research Octane Number, RON | 90 | 115 | 96 | ASTM D2699 | | 6 | Motor Octane Number, MON | 82 | 100 | 83 | ASTM D2700 | | 7 | Oxygen (%) | 0 | 35 | 7 | ASTM E385 | | 8 | Stoichiometric air/fuel ratio | 14.5 | 8.9 | 13.3 | ASTM D5291 |
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