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Fuel Oil
Fuel Oil
Furnace oil or fuel oil
Furnace oil or fuel oil is one of petroleum hydrocarbons that is obtained in the refining stages of crude oil after ether and benzene and lamp oil, and because it is black, it is also called black oil. It is the cheapest fuel for bath furnaces, bakery ovens, diesel engines and some power plants. Iranian fuel oil is mainly produced in M180 - M280 - M 380 grades.
Types of Furnace Oil
No.2: This product is used in furnaces. It has a resolution of 100F Redwood at 100 SEC and a density of 0.9250 at 60F and a thermal value of 19,000 BTU / LB.
No.4: This product is used in power plants. It has a Redwood 600 SEC 100F granularity and a density of 0.9500 x 60F and a thermal value of 18500 BTU / LB.
No.6: This product is used in heavy industries. It has Redwood 2000 SEC viscosity at 100F and a density of 0.9700 at 60F and a thermal value of 8000 BTU / L.
| Fuel Oil (M 380) | |||
| F.O. NO: 0402 | |||
| Test Method | Specification | Unit | Test |
| D-1298 | Max 990 | (Kg/m3) | Density @15°C |
| D-445 | Max 380 | Cst | Viscosity |
| D-97 | Max 32 | °C | Pour Point |
| D-93 | Max 65 | °C | Flash Point |
| D-1552 | Max 3.5 | WT% | Sulphur Total |
| D-198 | Max 15 | WT% | Carbon Residue (Conradson) |
| D-482 | Max 0.15 | WT% | Ash |
| D-1796 | Max 1.0 | Vol% | Water & Sediment |
| Calculated | Max 41.0 | MJ/KG | Calorificvalue (Highher) |
