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Density Of Jatropha Curcas Seed Oil And Its Methyl Esters: Measurement And Estimations, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman
Density Of Jatropha Curcas Seed Oil And Its Methyl Esters: Measurement And Estimations, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman
Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman
Density data as a function of temperature have been measured for Jatropha curcas seed oil, as well as biodiesel jatropha methyl esters at temperatures from above their melting points to 90 ° C. The data obtained were used to validate the method proposed by Spencer and Danner using a modified Rackett equation. The experimental and estimated density values using the modified Rackett equation gave almost identical values with average absolute percent deviations less than 0.03% for the jatropha oil and 0.04% for the jatropha methyl esters. The Janarthanan empirical equation was also employed to predict jatropha biodiesel densities. This equation …