Method for determining the octane rating of gasoline samples by observing corresponding acoustic resonances therein
Abstract
A method for determining the octane rating of gasoline samples by observing corresponding acoustic resonances therein. A direct correlation between the octane rating of gasoline and the frequency of corresponding acoustic resonances therein has been experimentally observed. Therefore, the octane rating of a gasoline sample can be directly determined through speed of sound measurements instead of by the cumbersome process of quantifying the knocking quality of the gasoline. Various receptacle geometries and construction materials may be employed. Moreover, it is anticipated that the measurements can be performed on flowing samples in pipes, thereby rendering the present method useful in refineries and distilleries.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Clearfield, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870845
- Patent Number(s):
- 5606130
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; determining; octane; rating; gasoline; samples; observing; corresponding; acoustic; resonances; therein; direct; correlation; frequency; experimentally; observed; sample; directly; determined; speed; sound; measurements; cumbersome; process; quantifying; knocking; quality; various; receptacle; geometries; construction; materials; employed; moreover; anticipated; performed; flowing; pipes; rendering; useful; refineries; distilleries; octane rating; corresponding acoustic; acoustic resonances; acoustic resonance; method useful; resonances therein; direct correlation; observing corresponding; construction materials; flowing sample; gasoline sample; gasoline samples; sound measurement; /73/
Citation Formats
Sinha, Dipen N, and Anthony, Brian W. Method for determining the octane rating of gasoline samples by observing corresponding acoustic resonances therein. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Sinha, Dipen N, & Anthony, Brian W. Method for determining the octane rating of gasoline samples by observing corresponding acoustic resonances therein. United States.
Sinha, Dipen N, and Anthony, Brian W. Wed .
"Method for determining the octane rating of gasoline samples by observing corresponding acoustic resonances therein". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870845.
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title = {Method for determining the octane rating of gasoline samples by observing corresponding acoustic resonances therein},
author = {Sinha, Dipen N and Anthony, Brian W},
abstractNote = {A method for determining the octane rating of gasoline samples by observing corresponding acoustic resonances therein. A direct correlation between the octane rating of gasoline and the frequency of corresponding acoustic resonances therein has been experimentally observed. Therefore, the octane rating of a gasoline sample can be directly determined through speed of sound measurements instead of by the cumbersome process of quantifying the knocking quality of the gasoline. Various receptacle geometries and construction materials may be employed. Moreover, it is anticipated that the measurements can be performed on flowing samples in pipes, thereby rendering the present method useful in refineries and distilleries.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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