Fuel Oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, Fuel 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 40 oC (104 o F). Fuel 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.
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Density @ 15 ° C (max) kg /L | 0.99 |
| Viscosity kinematic @ 50 ° C (max) mm2/s | 380 |
| Pour Point (Max) | 32 |
| Flash Point (Min) ° C | 65 |
| (Sulphur Total max)%mass | 3.5 |
| Carbon Residue Conradson (max)%mass | 20 |
| Ash (max) %mass | 0.15 |
| Water & sediment (max) % vol | 1.0 |
| Colorific value higher (min) MJ/kg | 41.7 |