Pages

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Properties of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)



The quality of the heavy fuel oil is largely determined by the crude oil grade and the refining process applied. This is the reason why heavy fuel oil of the same viscosity may differ considerably in quality from one bunker place to another. Heavy fuel oil normally is a mixture of residue oils and distillates. The components of the mixture often come from state of the art refining process such as visbreaker of catalytic cracking plant. These process may have a negative effect on the stability of the fuel and on its ignition and combustion properties. In this essence these factors also influence the heavy fuel oil treatment and the operating results of the engine.




S/N
   Specification  
Method
BPC limit
1
Density at 15°C Kg/L       
ASTM D 1298
Max. 0.991
2
Viscosity at 50°C, cst           
ASTM D 445
Max.180
3
Water & Sediment, % wt
ASTM D 1796
Max. 0.5
4
Total sediment Existent, %wt    
IP 375
Max. 0.10
5
Sediment by Extraction, % wt.    
ASTM D 473
Max. 0.10
6
Sulphur content, %wt 
ASTM D 1552
Max. 3.5
7
Ash Content, %wt      
ASTM D 482
Max. 0.10
8
V, ppm   
IP 377
Max.50
9
Na, ppm
IP 288
Max. 16
10
Asphaltenes, %wt 
IP 143
Max. 14
11
Flash Point, °C  
ASTM D 93
Max. 60
12
Pour Point, °C  
ASTM D 97
Max.24
13
Al, ppm 
IP 377 mod
Max. 30
14
LHV, KJ/Kg 
ASTM D 240
Min. 39000
15
Compatibility spot test
ASTM D 4740
Max. 2
16
Water by distillation, % Vol   
ASTM D 95
Max. 0.50
 

 Chemical formula-C16H34+C10H7CH3






2 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing valuable information. Nice post. I enjoyed reading this post. The whole blog is very nice found some good stuff and good information here Thanks..Also visit my page PT5 Petrol Treatment premium performance the leader in Heavy dutyDiesel Fuel Additives.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thank you for sharing this information. Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) is a category of fuel oils of a tar-like consistency identified as a worse case substance. Please visit Diesel fuel suppliers in UAE

    ReplyDelete