JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisite

Chemistry

Course Objectives

To Understand the fuel and lubricants properties.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to

• Find the kinematic viscosity of lubricants and its variation with temperature
• Determine the flash point, fire point, cloud point and pour point of liquid fuels
• Determine the calorific value of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
• Determination of the dropping point of lubricating grease
• Determination of distillation characteristics of petroleum products

List of Experiments:

• 1. Determination of Flash and Fire points of Liquid fuels/Lubricants using: Abels Apparatus
• 2. Determination of Flash and Fire points of Liquid fuels/Lubricants using: Pensky Martens Apparatus
• 3. Carbon residue test: Liquid fuels.
• 4. Determination of Viscosity of Liquid lubricants and Fuels using: Saybolt Viscometer
• 5. Determination of Viscosity of Liquid lubricants and Fuels using: Redwood Viscometer
• 6. Determination of Viscosity of Liquid lubricants and Fuels using: Engler Viscometer
• 7. Determination of Calorific value: of Gaseous fuels using: Junkers Gas Calorimeter.
• 8. Determination of Calorific value: Solid/Liquid/ fuels using: Bomb Calorimeter.
• 9. Drop point and Penetration Apparatus for Grease.
• 10. ASTM Distillation Test Apparatus.
• 11. Cloud and Pour Point Apparatus.