458407 Prediction of Flash Points: A Review and Practice on Ethanol-Blends
Many models have been developed for predicting of both pure compounds and mixtures. It has been reported that flash points of pure compounds can be accurately predicted by extrapolating from their physical properties, such as normal boiling points, stoichiometric amount of oxygen required for combustion, vapour pressure and molecular weight etc. In this presentation, the implementation of various models such as Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship and Le Chatelier’s equation based predictive models will be discussed. Additionally, a simulation based on Le Chatelier’s equation to predict flash points of two ethanol-blends (ethanol-biodiesel, ethanol-octane) will be shared. This exercise is in line with the use of bio-ethanol as a renewable fuel with potential to mitigate the consumption of fossil fuels and achieve sustainable development.
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