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Definition of: cetane number

Chem.
A measure of the performance characteristics of diesel engine fuels. It is the percentage of cetane (value = 100) in a mixture of cetane and alpha-methylnaphthalene (value = 0) which gives the same ignition performance as the fuel being tested. Compare OCTANE NUMBER.

Most often used phrases:

high cetane number
higher cetane number
minimum cetane number

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