Internationally
Furnace oil is known as Fuel oil and is traded in
many varieties based on its specifications of viscosity
and sulfur percentage. Fuel Oil is used as an industrial
fuel.
Furnace oil (FO) is a dark viscous residual
fuel obtained by blending mainly heavier components
from crude distillation unit, short residue and clarified
oil from fluidized catalytic cracker unit.
Specifications:
No.
Characteristics of Furnace
Oil
Value
Test Method
1.
Specific Gravity @ 60 deg F
0.8671
ASTM D 1298
2.
Viscosity cSt @ 50 deg C
5.94
ASTM D 445
3.
Flash Point PMCC deg C
<25
ASTM D 92
4.
Pour Point deg C
<-22
ASTM D 97
5.
Water by distillation, Vol %
Trace
ASTM D 95
6.
Gross Heat of combustion, K Cal/Kg
10403
ASTM D240
7.
Sulphur wt%
1.83
ASTM D 129
8.
Total Sediment
0.71
ASTM D 4870
9.
Ash Content, wt %
0.086
ASTM D 482
10.
Sodium - ppm
Nil
AES-MOA
11.
Vanadium - ppm
11
AES-MOA
12.
Aluminium – ppm
3.5
AES-MOA
13.
Silica - ppm
Nil
AES-MOA
14.
Nickel - ppm
4
AES-MOA
All
values are taken on samples of one batch and the
specification may vary from batch to batch.Buyers
are requested to kindly demand the specifications
of the specific batch they will purchase.
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