“…In the straight-chain alkanes of aviation fuels, n -dodecane, n -tetradecane, and n -hexadecane are usually chosen as model compounds, while shorter alkyl cycloalkanes are considered to represent the cycloalkane category − among which methylcyclohexane and ethylcyclohexane are often adopted. For the priorities of pure methylcyclohexane or ethylcyclohexane, , the density data are abundant and have been reported by several research groups, − but various physical properties, such as density, thermal expansion, and compressibility of their binary mixtures with straight-chain alkanes, have been seldom focused on. Prak et al studied the densities, viscosities, speeds of sound, bulk moduli, surface tensions, and flash points of methylcyclohexane or ethylcyclohexane with n -dodecane or n -hexadecane at T = 293.15 to 333.15 K and P = 0.1 MPa, and through a comparison with these properties of petroleum-based fuels, it was found that ethylcyclohexane and n -hexadecane were the best matched for jet fuel.…”