Fuel Oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, Oil is any liquid petroleum product, which is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash point of approximately *0 oC (**4 o F). Oil is made of long hydrocarbon chains, particularly alkanes, cycloalkanes and aromatics. The term Fuel Oil is also used in a stricter sense to refer only to the heaviest commercial fuel that can be obtained from crude oil, heavier than gasoline and naphtha.

 

Fuel oil with following specification is available:

 

CST **0″ and CST **0″

 

Viscosity *@*********************0

Pour point (max) ° C 5.0 *5.0

Flash point (min) ° C *3 *3

Sulphur Total (max) %mass 3.0 3.0

Carbon Residue Conradson (max)%mass *3 *3

Ash (max) %mass 0.*5 0.*5

Water & sediment (max) %vol 0.5 0.5

Colorific value higher (min) MJ/kg *2.2 *2.2