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Ms. N. DEEPA PRIYA
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineeringg
Kongu Engineering College
Introduction
Petroleum is classified into mainly three types
– Paraffinic base – residue containing more than 5% paraffin's
– Naphthenic base – residue containing less than 5% paraffin's
– Mixed base – residue containing 2% - 5% paraffin's
The basis of classification begins with two chosen key fractions
■ Key fraction No.1 (Kerosene)
■ Has a boiling range of 250oC – 275oC at normal pressure
■ Key fraction No.2 (Lube)
■ Has a boiling range of 275oC – 300oC at a pressure of 40 mm Hg
■ When key fraction No. 1 has : 40 or more API gravity it is paraffinic, less than 33
API gravity, it is naphthenic and in the range of 33 – 40 API gravity, it is mixed
base
■ When key fraction No.2 has : 30 or more API gravity then it is paraffinic; less than
20 API gravity it is naphthenic and in the range of 33-40 API gravity it is mixed
base
■ If the API gravity is greater than 10, it is lighter and floats on water;
if less than 10, it is heavier and sinks.
mean average and average boiling point coincide for a blend of two components
and these are related to TBP slopes.
CUBIC AVERAGE:
Some properties like viscosity seem to be additive when Cubic average is taken in
to consideration , rather than mean average or molal average thus,
■Specific heat
■Heat of Combustion
■Latent Heat of Vaporisation
■Thermal Expansion
■Spontaneous Ignition Temperatures
■Viscosity and Viscosity Index
■Thermoviscosity
Gas modulus:
■ It is the term conveniently used to replace one gas to another (by
increasing the pressure at which it burns)
■ In gasoline engines adiabatic compression of the mixture does not raise the
temperature to that extent, hence sparking is required for detonation . In this
way gasoline engines differ from diesel engines
Where ,
G=sp.gravity at 15.6ºC
V=SSU at 37.8ºC
where the measurement of viscosity is not possible at 37.8ºC an alternative formula is used
where V is at 98.9ºC