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Safflower

ID 1
Latin name Carthamus tinctorius
Type of plant oil plant
Part of plant grain
Fuel form loose sprinkled
Location of origin VÚP Troubsko
Note ND

Basic Properties

Raw Dry Flamable
Moisture (%w) 7.23 NaN NaN
Dry Matter Content (%w) 92.77 NaN NaN
Ash content (%w) 2.25 2.42 NaN
Volatile matter(%w) 75.79 82.20 84.24
Flamable Matter (%w) 90.52 97.58 100.00
HHV Milne (MJ/kg) 21.36 23.02 23.60
Net calorific value (LHV) (MJ/kg) 21.57 23.25 32.60
Gross calorific value (HHV) (MJ/kg) 23.22 25.03 25.65

ND = Not measured
NaN = Not measurable

Element (%w) Raw Dry Flamable
C 52.55 56.65 58.06
H 6.71 7.24 7.41
O 28.95 31.21 31.98
N 2.29 2.47 2.53
S 0.01 0.01 0.02
C/O 1.82 1.82 1.82
C/H 7.83 7.82 7.84

Citation: Fuels database „Palivovelisty.cz“, https://palivovelisty.cz/, Brno University of Technology, Energy Institute