Application of thermal lens technique to measure the thermal diffusivity of biodiesel blend
Thermal diffusivity of palm biodiesel blends was measured using a thermal lens double beam setup. Palm biodiesel blends were prepared from a mixture of normal palm oil biodiesel and diesel fuel with the percentage of the mixture set in the range of 10–90 %. The thermal diffusivity of the palm biodie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Verlag
2015
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43823/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43823/1/art%253A10.1007%252Fs10043-015-0063-z.pdf |
| Summary: | Thermal diffusivity of palm biodiesel blends was measured using a thermal lens double beam setup. Palm biodiesel blends were prepared from a mixture of normal palm oil biodiesel and diesel fuel with the percentage of the mixture set in the range of 10–90 %. The thermal diffusivity of the palm biodiesel blends consistently increased by increasing the concentration of palm biodiesel from 0.784 × 10−7 to 1.056 × 10−7 m2/s and average of measurement limitation was 0.629 × 10−7 m2/s. Hence, thermal lens technique is suitable and accurate to assess the thermal diffusivity of palm biodiesel. |
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