Petroleum products - Determination of the ignition quality of diesel fuels - Cetane engine method (ISO 5165:2020)

This document establishes the rating of diesel fuel oil in terms of an arbitrary scale of cetane numbers
(CNs) using a standard single cylinder, four-stroke cycle, variable compression ratio, indirect injected
diesel engine. The CN provides a measure of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel oil in compression
ignition engines. The CN is determined at constant speed in a pre-combustion chamber-type
compression ignition test engine. However, the relationship of test engine performance to full scale,
variable speed and variable load engines is not completely understood.
This document is applicable for the entire scale range from 0 CN to 100 CN but typical testing is in the
range of 30 CN to 65 CN. An interlaboratory study executed by CEN in 2013 (10 samples in the range
52,4 CN to 73,8 CN)[3] confirmed that paraffinic diesel from synthesis or hydrotreatment, containing up
to a volume fraction of 7 % fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), can be tested by this test method and that
the precision is comparable to conventional fuels.
This test can be used for unconventional fuels such as synthetics or vegetable oils. However, the
precision for those fuels has not been established and the relationship to the performance of such
materials in full-scale engines is not completely understood.
Samples with fluid properties that interfere with the gravity flow of fuel to the fuel pump or delivery
through the injector nozzle are not suitable for rating by this method.
NOTE This document specifies operating conditions in SI units but engine measurements are specified in
inch-pound units or Fahrenheit because these are the historical units used in the manufacture of the equipment,
and thus some references in this document include these and other non-SI units in parenthesis.

Mineralölerzeugnisse - Bestimmung der Zündwilligkeit von Dieselkraftstoffen - Cetan-Verfahren mit dem CFR-Motor (ISO 5165:2020)

Dieses Dokument legt die Bewertung von Dieselkraftstoff mittels einer willkürlichen Skala von Cetanzahlen (CN) unter Verwendung eines genormten Dieselmotors folgender Charakteristik fest: Viertakt-Einzylinder-Motor mit variablem Verdichtungsverhältnis und indirekter Einspritzung. Die CN stellt einen Maßstab zur Bestimmung der Zündwilligkeit von Dieselkraftstoff in Selbstzündungsmotoren dar. Sie wird in einem Selbstzündungs-Prüfmotor mit Vorkammer bei konstanter Geschwindigkeit bestimmt. Die Korrelation des Leistungsverhaltens des Prüfmotors zu dem von Vollmotoren bei variabler Geschwindigkeit und variabler Last ist jedoch nicht vollständig bekannt.
Dieses Dokument ist im gesamten Skalenbereich von 0 CN bis 100 CN anwendbar, die übliche Prüfung liegt jedoch im Bereich von 30 CN bis 65 CN. Ein Ringversuch, durchgeführt von CEN im Jahr 2013 (10 Proben im Bereich von 52,4 CN bis 73,8 CN) [3], hat bestätigt, dass paraffinischer Dieselkraftstoff aus Synthese  oder Hydrierungsverfahren, der Fettsäuremethylester (FAME, en: fatty acid methyl ester) mit einem Volumenanteil bis zu 7 % enthält, mit diesem Prüfverfahren geprüft werden kann und dass die Präzision mit der herkömmlicher Kraftstoffe vergleichbar ist.
Diese Prüfung kann auch für unkonventionelle Kraftstoffe, wie z. B. synthetische Produkte oder Pflanzenöle, verwendet werden. Jedoch wurde die Präzision für diese Kraftstoffe nicht ermittelt und die Korrelation des Leistungsverhaltens solcher Produkte in Vollmotoren ist nicht vollständig bekannt.
Proben mit Flüssigkeitseigenschaften, die den Schwerkraftzufluss des Kraftstoffs zur Kraftstoffpumpe oder die Zuführung durch die Einspritzdüse stören, sind zur Bewertung nach diesem Verfahren nicht geeignet.
ANMERKUNG Dieses Dokument legt die Betriebsbedingungen in SI Einheiten fest, die Motorenmaße sind jedoch in Inch-Pfund-Maßeinheiten oder Fahrenheit festgelegt, da diese historischen Einheiten bei der Herstellung des Prüfgeräts verwendet werden; dies hat zur Folge, dass einige Verweisungen in diesem Dokument diese und andere Nicht-SI-Einheiten in Klammern enthalten.

Produits pétroliers - Détermination de la qualité d'inflammabilité des carburants pour moteurs diesel - Méthode cétane (ISO 5165:2020)

Le présent document spécifié une méthode de détermination de la qualité d'inflammabilité des carburants pour moteurs diesel, exprimés sur une échelle arbitraire d'indice de cétane (IC), en utilisant un moteur monocylindre diesel à injection indirecte fonctionnant selon un cycle quatre temps et à taux de compression variable. L'indice de cétane est déterminé à vitesse de rotation constante, sur un moteur d'essai à allumage par compression et à préchambre de combustion. Cependant, la relation entre la performance obtenue sur moteur d'essai et le comportement sur moteur de taille réelle, à régime de rotation et charge variable, n'est pas complètement comprise.
Le présent document s'applique dans la gamme d'indices de cétane (IC) allant de 0 à 100, mais les essais classiques se font entre 30 et 65 d'IC. Une étude interlaboratoires, réalisée par le CEN en 2013 (10 échantillons dans l'intervalle 52,4 ? 73,8 d'IC) [3], a confirmé que les diesel paraffiniques produits par synthèse ou par hydrotraitement, d'une teneur en esters méthyliques d'acides gras s'élevant jusqu'à 7 % (V/V), pouvaient être soumis à essai suivant cette méthode d'essai et que la fidélité est comparable aux carburants conventionnels.
Cet essai peut être utilisé pour des carburants non conventionnels comme des produits de synthèse ou des huiles végétales. Toutefois, la fidélité pour ces produits n'a pas été établie et la relation n'est pas complètement comprise entre la performance de ses produits et le comportement sur moteur de taille réelle.
Les échantillons dont les propriétés de fluide interféreraient avec l'écoulement par gravité entre le réservoir et la pompe ou avec le débit au travers du nez de l'injecteur, ne peuvent être soumis à essai selon cette méthode.
NOTE       Le présent document définit les conditions opératoires en unités S.I. mais les mesures du moteur sont définies en pouces (in) ou en degrés Fahrenheit car ce sont les unités historiques utilisées pour la construction de l'équipement, et certaines des références du présent document donnent ainsi ces unités et d'autres non S.I. entre parenthèses.

Naftni proizvodi - Ugotavljanje kakovosti vžiga dizelskih goriv - Cetansko število po motorni metodi (ISO 5165:2020)

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 5165:2020
01-oktober-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 5165:2018
Naftni proizvodi - Ugotavljanje kakovosti vžiga dizelskih goriv - Cetansko število
po motorni metodi (ISO 5165:2020)
Petroleum products - Determination of the ignition quality of diesel fuels - Cetane engine
method (ISO 5165:2020)
Mineralölerzeugnisse - Bestimmung der Zündwilligkeit von Dieselkraftstoffen - Cetan-
Verfahren mit dem CFR-Motor (ISO 5165:2020)
Produits pétroliers - Détermination de la qualité d'inflammabilité des carburants pour
moteurs diesel - Méthode cétane (ISO 5165:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 5165:2020
ICS:
75.160.20 Tekoča goriva Liquid fuels
SIST EN ISO 5165:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN ISO 5165
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

August 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 75.160.20 Supersedes EN ISO 5165:2018
English Version

Petroleum products - Determination of the ignition quality
of diesel fuels - Cetane engine method (ISO 5165:2020)
Produits pétroliers - Détermination de la qualité Mineralölerzeugnisse - Bestimmung der Zündwilligkeit
d'inflammabilité des carburants pour moteurs diesel - von Dieselkraftstoffen - Cetan-Verfahren mit dem CFR-
Méthode cétane (ISO 5165:2020) Motor (ISO 5165:2020)
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European foreword
This document (EN ISO 5165:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 28 "Petroleum
and related products, fuels and lubricants from natural or synthetic sources" in collaboration with
Technical Committee CEN/TC 19 “Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of
petroleum, synthetic and biological origin.” the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2021, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 5165:2018.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 5165:2020 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 5165:2020 without any modification.


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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 5165
Fifth edition
2020-07
Petroleum products — Determination
of the ignition quality of diesel fuels —
Cetane engine method
Produits pétroliers — Détermination de la qualité d'inflammabilité
des carburants pour moteurs diesel — Méthode cétane
Reference number
ISO 5165:2020(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Principle . 3
5 Reagents and reference materials . 4
6 Apparatus . 5
6.1 Test engine assembly . 5
6.2 Instrumentation . 5
6.3 Reference fuels dispensing equipment . 7
6.4 Injector nozzle tester . 7
6.5 Special maintenance tools . 8
7 Sampling and sample preparation . 8
8 Basic engine and instrument settings and standard operating conditions .8
8.1 Installation of engine equipment and instrumentation . 8
8.2 Engine speed . 8
8.3 Valve timing . 8
8.4 Valve lift . 9
8.5 Fuel pump timing . 9
8.6 Fuel pump inlet pressure . 9
8.7 Direction of engine rotation . 9
8.8 Injection timing . 9
8.9 Injector nozzle opening pressure . 9
8.10 Injection flow rate . 9
8.11 Injector coolant passage temperature . 9
8.12 Valve clearances . 9
8.13 Oil pressure . 9
8.14 Oil temperature . 9
8.15 Cylinder jacket coolant temperature .10
8.16 Intake air temperature .10
8.17 Basic ignition delay .10
8.18 Cylinder jacket coolant level.10
8.19 Engine-crankcase lubricating oil level .10
8.20 Crankcase internal pressure .10
8.21 Exhaust back-pressure .10
8.22 Exhaust and crankcase breather system resonance .10
8.23 Piston over-travel .10
8.24 Belt tension .10
8.25 Injector opening or release pressure .11
8.26 Injector spray pattern .11
8.27 Indexing handwheel reading .11
8.27.1 General.11
8.27.2 Basic setting of variable compression plug .11
8.27.3 Setting handwheel micrometer drum and scale .11
8.27.4 Setting handwheel reading .11
8.28 Basic compression pressure .12
8.29 Fuel pump lubricating oil level.12
8.30 Fuel pump timing gear-box oil level .12
8.31 Setting instrumentation reference pickups .13
8.32 Setting injector pickup gap .13
9 Engine qualification .13
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9.1 Engine conformity .13
9.2 Checking performance on check fuels .13
9.3 Check in the case of nonconformity .13
10 Procedure.14
10.1 General .14
10.2 Sample introduction .14
10.3 Fuel flow rate .14
10.4 Fuel injection timing .14
10.5 Ignition delay .14
10.6 Equilibration .14
10.7 Handwheel reading .14
10.8 Reference fuel no. 1 .14
10.9 Reference fuel no. 2 .15
10.10 Number of blends of reference fuels .16
10.11 Repeat readings .16
11 Calculation .16
12 Expression of results .18
13 Precision .18
13.1 General .18
13.2 Repeatability, r .18
13.3 Reproducibility, R .18
13.4 Precision basis .18
14 Test report .19
Bibliography .20
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 28, Petroleum and related products, fuels
and lubricants from natural or synthetic sources, in collaboration with the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 19, Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related
products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin, in accordance with the Agreement on technical
cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition (ISO 5165:2017), which has been technically
revised. It is aligned with ASTM D613. The main changes to the previous edition are as follows:
— requirements for primary reference fuels (PRFs), secondary reference fuels (SRFs) and check fuels
have been added;
— new low cetane primary reference fuel, pentamethylheptane (PMH), as an alternative to
heptamethylnonane (HMN), have been added;
— new reporting requirements.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/ members .html.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 5165:2020(E)
Petroleum products — Determination of the ignition
quality of diesel fuels — Cetane engine method
WARNING — The use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and
equipment. This document does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated
with its use. It is the responsibility of users of this document to take appropriate measures to
ensure the safety and health of personnel prior to the application of the document.
1 Scope
This document establishes the rating of diesel fuel oil in terms of an arbitrary scale of cetane numbers
(CNs) using a standard single cylinder, four-stroke cycle, variable compression ratio, indirect injected
diesel engine. The CN provides a measure of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel oil in compression
ignition engines. The CN is determined at constant speed in a pre-combustion chamber-type
compression ignition test engine. However, the relationship of test engine performance to full scale,
variable speed and variable load engines is not completely understood.
This document is applicable for the entire scale range from 0 CN to 100 CN but typical testing is in the
range of 30 CN to 65 CN. An interlaboratory study executed by CEN in 2013 (10 samples in the range
[3]
52,4 CN to 73,8 CN) confirmed that paraffinic diesel from synthesis or hydrotreatment, containing up
to a volume fraction of 7 % fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), can be tested by this test method and that
the precision is comparable to conventional fuels.
This test can be used for unconventional fuels such as synthetics or vegetable oils. However, the
precision for those fuels has not been established and the relationship to the performance of such
materials in full-scale engines is not completely understood.
Samples with fluid properties that interfere with the gravity flow of fuel to the fuel pump or delivery
through the injector nozzle are not suitable for rating by this method.
NOTE This document specifies operating conditions in SI units but engine measurements are specified in
inch-pound units or Fahrenheit because these are the historical units used in the manufacture of the equipment,
and thus some references in this document include these and other non-SI units in parenthesis.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3170, Petroleum liquids — Manual sampling
ISO 3171, Petroleum liquids — Automatic pipeline sampling
ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
ISO 4787, Laboratory glassware — Volumetric instruments — Methods for testing of capacity and for use
ASTM D613, Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
ASTM D3703, Test Method for Hydroperoxide Number of Aviation Turbine Fuels, Gasoline and Diesel Fuels
ASTM E832-81, Standard Specification for Laboratory Filter Papers
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
cetane number
CN
measure of the ignition performance of a diesel fuel oil obtained by comparing it to reference fuels in a
standardized engine test
Note 1 to entry: Ignition performance is understood to mean the ignition delay (3.3) of the fuel as determined
when the standard test engine is operated under controlled conditions of fuel flow rate, injection timing (3.4) and
compression ratio (3.2).
3.2
compression ratio
ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber including the pre-combustion chamber with the piston
at bottom-dead-centre (b.d.c.) to the comparable volume with the piston at top-dead-centre (t.d.c.)
3.3
ignition delay
period of time between the start of fuel injection and the start of combustion, expressed in degrees of
crank angle rotation
3.4
injection timing
injection advance
time in the combustion cycle at which fuel injection into the combustion chamber is initiated, expressed
in degrees of crank angle
3.5
handwheel reading
arbitrary numerical value, related to compression ratio (3.2), obtained from a micrometer scale that
indicates the position of the variable compression plug in the pre-combustion chamber of the engine
3.6
cetane meter
ignition delay meter
electronic instrument which displays injection timing (3.4) and ignition delay (3.3) derived from input
pulses of multiple transducers (pickups)
Note 1 to entry: Three generations of apparatus have been approved for use as cetane meters. These are (with
the year of introduction in parenthesis) the Mark II Ignition Delay Meter (1974), the Dual Digital Cetane Meter
(1990) and the XCP Cetane Panel (2014).
3.7
injector nozzle opening pressure
fuel pressure that overcomes the resistance of the spring which normally holds the injector nozzle
pintle closed, and thus forces the pintle to lift and release an injection spray from the nozzle
3.8
reference pickup
transducers or optical sensors mounted over the flywheel of the engine, triggered b
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 5165:2019
01-november-2019
Naftni proizvodi - Določevanje kakovosti vžiga dieselskih goriv - Cetansko število
po motorni metodi (ISO/DIS 5165:2019)
Petroleum products - Determination of the ignition quality of diesel fuels - Cetane engine
method (ISO/DIS 5165:2019)
Mineralölerzeugnisse - Bestimmung der Zündwilligkeit von Dieselkraftstoffen - Cetan-
Verfahren mit dem CFR-Motor (ISO/DIS 5165:2019)
Produits pétroliers - Détermination de la qualité d'inflammabilité des carburants pour
moteurs diesel - Méthode cétane (ISO/DIS 5165:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 5165
ICS:
75.160.20 Tekoča goriva Liquid fuels
oSIST prEN ISO 5165:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Contents Page
Foreword .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Principle . 3
5 Reagents and reference materials . 3
6 Apparatus . 5
7 Sampling and sample preparation . 8
8 Basic engine and instrument settings and standard operating conditions .9
8.1 Installation of engine equipment and instrumentation . 9
8.2 Engine speed . 9
8.3 Valve timing . 9
8.4 Valve lift . 9
8.5 Fuel pump timing . 9
8.6 Fuel pump inlet pressure .10
8.7 Direction of engine rotation .10
8.8 Injection timing .10
8.9 Injector nozzle opening pressure .10
8.10 Injection flow rate .10
8.11 Injector coolant passage temperature .10
8.12 Valve clearances .10
8.13 Oil pressure .10
8.14 Oil temperature .10
8.15 Cylinder jacket coolant temperature .10
8.16 Intake air temperature .10
8.17 Basic ignition delay .10
8.18 Cylinder jacket coolant level.11
8.19 Engine-crankcase lubricating oil level .11
8.20 Crankcase internal pressure .11
8.21 Exhaust back-pressure .11
8.22 Exhaust and crankcase breather system resonance .11
8.23 Piston over-travel .11
8.24 Belt tension .11
8.25 Injector opening or release pressure .11
8.26 Injector spray pattern .12
8.27 Indexing handwheel reading .12
8.27.1 General.12
8.27.2 Basic setting of variable compression plug .12
8.27.3 Setting handwheel micrometer drum and scale .12
8.27.4 Setting handwheel reading .12
8.28 Basic compression pressure .12
8.29 Fuel pump lubricating oil level.13
8.30 Fuel pump timing gear-box oil level .13
8.31 Setting instrumentation reference pickups .13
8.32 Setting injector pickup gap .13
9 Engine qualification .14
9.1 Engine conformity .14
9.2 Checking performance on check fuels .14
9.3 Check in the case of nonconformity .14
10 Procedure.14
10.1 General .14
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10.2 Sample introduction .15
10.3 Fuel flow rate .15
10.4 Fuel injection timing .15
10.5 Ignition delay .15
10.6 Equilibration .15
10.7 Handwheel reading .15
10.8 Reference fuel no. 1 .15
10.9 Reference fuel no. 2 .16
10.10 Number of blends of reference fuels .16
10.11 Repeat readings .16
11 Calculation .17
12 Expression of results .18
13 Precision .19
13.1 General .19
13.2 Repeatability, r .19
13.3 Reproducibility, R .19
13.4 Precision basis .19
14 Test report .20
Bibliography .21
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 28, Petroleum products and related
products of synthetic or biological origin.
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition (ISO 5165:2017), which has been technically
revised. It is aligned with ASTM D613 at the time of publication.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— introduction of requirements for primary reference fuels, secondary reference fuels and check fuels;
— introduction of a new low cetane primary reference fuel, pentamethylheptane (PMH), as an
alternative to heptamethylnonane (HMN);
— new reporting requirements.
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DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/DIS 5165:2019(E)
Petroleum products — Determination of the ignition
quality of diesel fuels — Cetane engine method
WARNING — The use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and
equipment. This document does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated
with its use. It is the responsibility of users of this document to take appropriate measures to
ensure the safety and health of personnel prior to the application of the document.
1 Scope
This document establishes the rating of diesel fuel oil in terms of an arbitrary scale of cetane numbers
(CNs) using a standard single cylinder, four-stroke cycle, variable compression ratio, indirect injected
diesel engine. The CN provides a measure of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel oil in compression
ignition engines. The CN is determined at constant speed in a pre-combustion chamber-type
compression ignition test engine. However, the relationship of test engine performance to full scale,
variable speed and variable load engines is not completely understood.
This document is applicable for the entire scale range from 0 CN to 100 CN but typical testing is in the
range of 30 CN to 65 CN. An interlaboratory study executed by CEN in 2013 (10 samples in the range
[1]
52,4 CN to 73,8 CN) confirmed that paraffinic diesel from synthesis or hydrotreatment, containing up
to a volume fraction of 7 % fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) can be tested by this test method and that
the precision is comparable to conventional fuels.
This test can be used for unconventional fuels such as synthetics, vegetable oils, etc. However, the
relationship to the performance of such materials in full scale engines is not completely understood.
Samples with fluid properties that interfere with the gravity flow of fuel to the fuel pump or delivery
through the injector nozzle are not suitable for rating by this method.
NOTE This document specifies operating conditions in SI units but engine measurements are specified in
inch-pound units because these are the historical units used in the manufacture of the equipment, and thus some
references in this document include these units in parenthesis.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3170, Petroleum liquids — Manual sampling
ISO 3171, Petroleum liquids — Automatic pipeline sampling
ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
ISO 4787, Laboratory glassware — Volumetric instruments — Methods for testing of capacity and for use
ASTM D613, Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
ASTM D3703, Test Method for Hydroperoxide Number of Aviation Turbine Fuels, Gasoline and Diesel Fuels
ASTM E832-81, Standard Specification for Laboratory Filter Papers
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https: //www .iso .org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http: //www .electropedia .org/
3.1
cetane number
CN
measure of the ignition performance of a diesel fuel oil obtained by comparing it to reference fuels in a
standardized engine test
Note 1 to entry: Ignition performance is understood to mean the ignition delay (3.3) of the fuel as determined
when the standard test engine is operated under controlled conditions of fuel flow rate, injection timing (3.4) and
compression ratio (3.2).
3.2
compression ratio
ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber including the pre-combustion chamber with the piston
at bottom-dead-centre (b.d.c.) to the comparable volume with the piston at top-dead-centre (t.d.c.)
3.3
ignition delay
period of time between the start of fuel injection and the start of combustion expressed in degrees of
crank angle rotation
3.4
injection timing
injection advance
time in the combustion cycle at which fuel injection into the combustion chamber is initiated expressed
in degrees of crank angle
3.5
handwheel reading
arbitrary numerical value, related to compression ratio (3.2), obtained from a micrometer scale that
indicates the position of the variable compression plug in the pre-combustion chamber of the engine
3.6
cetane meter
ignition delay meter
electronic instrument which displays injection timing (3.4) and ignition delay (3.3) derived from input
pulses of multiple transducers (pickups)
Note 1 to entry: Three generations of apparatus have been approved for use as cetane meters. These are (with
the year of introduction in parenthesis) the Mark II Ignition Delay Meter (1974), the Dual Digital Cetane Meter
(1990) and the XCP Cetane Panel (2014).
3.7
injector nozzle opening pressure
fuel pressure that overcomes the resistance of the spring which normally holds the injector nozzle
pintle closed, and thus forces the pintle to lift and release an injection spray from the nozzle
3.8
reference pickup
transducers or optical sensors mounted over the flywheel of the engine, triggered by a flywheel
pointer, used to establish a top-dead-centre (t.d.c.) reference and a time base for calibration of the
cetane meter (3.6)
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3.9
injector pickup
transducer to detect motion of the injector pintle, thereby indicating the beginning of injection
3.10
combustion pickup
pressure transducer exposed to cylinder pressure to indicate the start of combustion
3.11
primary reference fuel
PRF
hexadecane (n-cetane), heptamethylnonane (HMN), pentamethylheptane (PMH) and volumetrically
proportioned binary mixture of n-cetane with either HMN or PMH
Note 1 to entry: These PRFs now define the cetane number (CN) scale by the relationships given in the following
formulas:
CN =+%,cetane 015()%HMN (1)
CN =+%,cetane 0 163()%PMH (2)
Note 2 to entry: Alphamethylnaphthalene (1-methylnaphthalene), in its pure form, was originally defined
as 0 and n-cetane (hexadecane) as 100 for the CN scale. With blends of the two chemicals being used for the
intervening values, alphamethylnapthalene was subsequently replaced in 1962 by heptamethylnonane as the
low reference material, with an assigned value of 15, as it was more readily available and experience had shown
that it had better storage stability. Pentamethylheptane, a second low cetane ingredient as an alternative to
heptamethylnonane with an assigned value of 16,3, was introduced in 2018 to utilize a material of higher purity
and better availability.
3.12
secondary reference fuel
SRF
volumetrically proportioned blend of two selected, numbered and paired hydrocarbon mixtures
designated “T fuel” (high CN) and “U fuel” (low CN) where each numbered paired set of “T fuel” and
“U fuel” is rated by the ASTM Diesel National Exchange Group (NEG) in various combinations by
comparison to primary reference fuel (3.11) blends
3.13
check fuel
diesel fuel oil having a cetane number (3.1) value determined by an interlaboratory comparison which
provides a guide for an individual laboratory to check the cetane rating performance of a specific
engine unit
4 Principle
The CN of a diesel fuel oil is determined by comparing its combustion characteristics in a test engine
with those for blends of reference fuels of known CN under standard operating conditions. This
is accomplished using the bracketing handwheel procedure, which varies the compression ratio
(handwheel reading) for the sample and each of two bracketing reference fuels to obtain a specific
ignition delay permitting the interpolation of CN in terms of handwheel reading.
5 Reagents and reference materials
5.1 Cylinder jacket coolant, water conforming to grade 3 of ISO 3696.
Water shall be used in the cylinder jacket for laboratory locations where the resultant boiling
temperature is 100 °C ± 2 °C (212 °F ± 3 °F). Water with commercial glycol-based antifreeze added in
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a sufficient quantity to meet the boiling temperature requirement shall be used when the laboratory
altitude dictates. A commercial multi-functional water-treatment material should be used in the coolant
to minimize corrosion and mineral scale that can alter heat transfer and rating results.
[2]
5.2 Engine crankcase lubricating oil, an SAE 30 viscosity grade oil meeting current American
Petroleum Institute (API) service classification or compatible previous API service classification for
2
engines shall be used. It shall contain a detergent additive and have a kinematic viscosity of 9,3 mm /s
2
to 12,5 mm /s at 100 °C (212 °F) and a viscosity index of not less than 85. Oils containing viscosity index
improvers shall not be used. Multi-graded lubricating oils shall not be used.
The suggested oil change interval is 50 engine-running hours.
5.3 Cetane primary reference fuel (PRF), hexadecane meeting the specifications in Table 1 shall be
used as the designated 100 CN component.
5.4 Heptamethylnonane PRF, 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane meeting the specifications in Table 1
shall be used as the designated 15 CN component.
5.5 Pentamethylheptane PRF, 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane meeting the specifications in Table 1
shall be used as the designated 16,3 CN component.
WARNING — PRFs are combustible and vapour harmful.
IMPORTANT — Store and use PRFs at temperatures of 20 °C or higher to avoid solidification of
hexadecane, which has a melting point of 18 °C.
Table 1 — Specifications for primary reference fuels
Property Hexadecane Heptamethylnonane Pentamethylheptane Test method
Purity, mass %, Gas Chromatogra-
99,
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