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Cetane Number and Octane Number

Describe the term Cetane Number and the Octane Number?

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Cetane No.- Cetane number is described as the percentage, by volume, of n-cetane within the mixture of n-cetane and alpha methyl naphthalene. It refers to the measure of rating of the CI engine.

Octane No. - Octane number is described as the percentage, by volume, of iso-octane within the mixture of iso-octane and h-heptane. It refers to the measure of rating of the SI engine.

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