Mazut Mainly, fuel oil is defined as any liquid that is burned in furnaces, boilers or used in a power generation engines.
Fuel oil is obtained from distilled crude oil having a flash-point of approximately 40 ° C. According to this definition, diesel is a type of fuel oil. Fuel oil is composed of long hydrocarbon chains, particularly alkanes, cycloalkanes and aromatics and placed in the classification of heavy industrial fuels, heavier than gas-oil and Naphtha.
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Property |
Test Method |
Unit |
Specification |
|
Density @ 15° C |
D-1298 |
KG/M |
Max 990 |
|
Kinematic Viscosity @ 50° C |
D-445 |
CST |
Max 380 |
|
Flash Point |
D-93 |
Deg C |
Max 65 |
|
Pour Point |
D-97 |
Deg C |
Max 32 |
|
Sulphur Total |
D-1552 |
% wt |
Max 3.5 |
|
Carbon Residue ( Conradson ) |
D-189 |
% wt |
Max 15 |
|
ASH |
D-482 |
% wt |
Max 0.15 |
|
Water & Sediment |
D-1796 |
% VOL |
Max 1.0 |
|
Calorific Value ( Higher ) |
Calculated |
MJ/KG |
Min 41.7 |
