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Bul. Inst. Polit. Iaşi, t. LVIII (LXII), f. 4, 2012 147<br />

Fig. 3 – Variation of blend low heating value with biodiesel conten t.<br />

3.2.4. Flash Point. The flash point of a flammable liquid is that<br />

temperature,<br />

as determined under experimental conditions, at which the vapor<br />

pressure of the substance is sufficient to form a combustible mixture with air.<br />

The specific flash point value is generally measured by a flash point analyzer<br />

with closed cup test methods. For the blends tested (B5, B10, B15 and B20) the<br />

effect of biodiesel content on the flash point values of the blend was not<br />

significant, and the results obtained using ASTM D93 method were slightly<br />

decreases. For B100, the value of the flash point obtained was 60% higher than<br />

diesel fuel flash point. The AAD obtained using Kay’s mixing rule to estimate<br />

the flash point values of blends was 30.77%.<br />

Fig. 4 – Variation of blend flash point with biodiesel content.<br />

As can be seen from Fig.4. and the AAD value, the Kay’s mixing rule is<br />

not suitable for predicting the effect of biodiesel content on the flash point<br />

values of the blend.

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