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What Is Cetane and Why Does It Matter? Ed Newman|Jan 04, 2023 8:08 AM   Cetane is a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34, used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations. In the same way that octane number ratings are applied to rate the ignition stability of gasoline, cetane values are assigned to diesel fuel to rate its combustion quality. Cetane numbers are used to […]

What is Cetane?   Cetane numbers are used to indicate the combustion speed of diesel fuel. Diesel fuels with higher cetane ratings have shorter ignition delays, providing more complete combustion and allowing engines to operate more effectively. Although diesel engines operate best on fuel with a cetane value of 50 or higher, most diesel fuel […]

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