Review of density and viscosity data of pure fatty acid methyl ester, ethyl ester and butyl ester
Author(s)
Wedler, Carsten
Trusler, JP Martin
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Biodiesel fuels consist of a mixture of different fatty acid esters. The thermophysical properties of the fatty acid esters are decisive for combustion and storage. Especially density and viscosity influence, e.g., energy density, spray quality and lubrication in a diesel engine. For some of the fatty acid esters, several studies on thermophysical properties can be found in the literature in a wide pressure and a reasonably wide temperature range. However, for several of the esters, data at high pressures as well as low and high temperatures are missing; for some of them, even data at atmospheric pressure are missing. To develop thermophysical property models, comprehensive sets of experimental density and viscosity data are required. Therefore, this work reviews the available experimental data on density and viscosity of fatty acid methyl, fatty acid ethyl and fatty acid butyl esters. Data gaps present in the literature are illuminated. 16 different esters are considered for each of the three ester families. The homologous series of saturated esters from hexanoate (C6:0) to octadecenoate (C18:0) as well as the unsaturated esters oleate (C18:1), linoleate (C18:2), and linolenate (C18:3) are included. In addition, an overview of generalised models for the description of density and viscosity at elevated pressure is given.
Date Issued
2023-05
Date Acceptance
2023-01-07
Citation
Fuel, 2023, 339, pp.1-13
ISSN
0016-2361
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Fuel
Volume
339
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
License URL
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236123000790?via%3Dihub
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
127466
Date Publish Online
2023-01-12