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Octane Number: Kota B.Tech Cse - A 24911A

The document explains the concept of Octane Number, which measures the fuel's ability to resist knocking in internal combustion engines and indicates burning efficiency. It details how Octane Number is determined using a mixture of iso-octane and n-heptane, along with its importance for engine performance and greenhouse gas emissions. The document concludes by emphasizing the significance of Octane Number in assessing fuel efficiency and vehicle performance.

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Octane Number: Kota B.Tech Cse - A 24911A

The document explains the concept of Octane Number, which measures the fuel's ability to resist knocking in internal combustion engines and indicates burning efficiency. It details how Octane Number is determined using a mixture of iso-octane and n-heptane, along with its importance for engine performance and greenhouse gas emissions. The document concludes by emphasizing the significance of Octane Number in assessing fuel efficiency and vehicle performance.

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Octane

Number Kota
Abhishek
B.Tech
CSE(AI & ML)-
Introduction
Definition of Octane

Cont Number
Importance of Octane
Number

ext How it is measured?


Conclusion
Introduc
tion
Octane Number is the standard measure
of the fuel’s ability when it is ignited by
internal combustion engine

It measures the burning efficiency of


gasoline

It is a measure of a fuel’s resistance to


knocking
Definiti
on

The Octane Number is the


percentage of iso-octane present in
the mixture of iso-octane and n-
heptane to determine the efficiency
of gasoline
Structure of Iso-
octane
𝐶 𝐻3 H 𝐶 𝐻3

𝐻3 𝐶 c c c 𝐶 𝐻3

H H 𝐶 𝐻3
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane
(iso-octane)
Structure of n-
heptane
H H H H H H H

H c c c c c c c H

H H H H H H H
n-
heptan
Octane
Number
Iso-
Octane

n-
heptan
e
Mixture of n-heptane and Iso-
octane in gasoline
Octane
Number
Iso-
Octane

n-
heptan
e
Efficienc Knocki
y ng
Octane
Number
Iso-
Octane

n-
heptan
e
Efficienc Knocki
y ng
Importa
nce

The octane number of a fuel is


important because it measures the
fuel’s ability , efficiency of the
engine, indicating green house
gases emissions and enhance the
performance of vehicle engine
How it is
measuredby comparison
It can be determined
of knocking tendency to a mixture of
iso-octane and n-heptane in
standard engine

Iso-octane has an octane rating of


100 which resists knocking

n-heptane has an octane rating of 0


which knocks easily
How it is
measured
For Example:-

if a fuel (gasoline) has the knocking


90 as the mixture
characteristics 10 of
iso-octane% and 9
%
n-heptane
0
then the octane number would be
How it is
measured
Weighted average equation of
octane number

Octane number of a mixture


= (% of n-heptane) * (Octane Number of
n-heptane) + (% of iso-octane) *
(Octane Numbernumber
So, Octane of iso-octane)
of iso-
octane = 100
Octane number of n-
How it is
measured

Weighted average equation of


octane number

Octane number of a mixture


= (% of n-heptane) * (0) + (% of iso-
octane) * (100)
For Example:-

If the mixture is 35% of n-heptane and


65% of iso-octane then find the
octane number of mixture?

Ans) % of n-heptane = 35%


% of iso-octane = 65%
Octane number of iso-octane = 100
Octane number of n-heptane = 0

Octane number of a mixture = (% of n-heptane) * (0) + (%


of iso-octane) * (100)
Conclusi
on
So Finally, In this presentation
we came to know about octane
number and this octane number
indicates the fuel efficiency, fuel
sensitivity, fuel grades,
enhancing the performance of
vehicles which are all these
parameters required to
determine that how well a fuel

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