Assinment

Submitted By : Abdul Waseem Alam

Roll No- 20ms1001
Pour point
The pour point of a liquid is the temperature below which the liquid loses its flow
characteristics. It is defined as the minimum temperature in which the oil has the ability to
pour down from a beaker.

Cloud point
In liquids, the cloud point is the temperature below which a transparent solution undergoes
either a liquid-liquid phase separation to form an emulsion or a liquid-solid phase transition
to form either a stable sol or a suspension that settles a precipitate.

Melting point
The melting point of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to
liquid. At the melting point the solid and liquid phase exist in equilibrium. The melting point
of a substance depends on pressure and is usually specified at a standard pressure such as 1
atmosphere or 100 kPa.

Freezing point
Freezing point is the temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid at normal atmospheric
pressure. Alternatively, a melting point is the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
at normal atmospheric pressure.

Smoke point
The smoke point, also referred to as the burning point, is the temperature at which an oil or
fat begins to produce a continuous bluish smoke that becomes clearly visible, dependent
upon specific and defined conditions.

Aniline point
The aniline point of an oil is defined as the minimum temperature at which equal volumes of
aniline and lubricant oil are miscible, i.e. form a single phase upon mixing.
Octane Number
An octane number, is a standard measure of a fuel's ability to withstand compression in an
internal combustion engine without detonating. The higher the octane number, the more
compression the fuel can withstand before detonating.

Cetane number
Cetane number is an indicator of the combustion speed of diesel fuel and compression
needed for ignition. It plays a similar role for diesel as octane rating does for gasoline.

Fire point
The fire point of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the vapour of that fuel will
continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame of standard
dimension.

Flash point
In chemistry, the flash point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which its
vapors ignite if given an ignition source. The flash point is sometimes confused with the
autoignition temperature, the temperature that causes spontaneous ignition.