| Fuel
Parameters |
British
Standard |
Typicals |
| Kinematics
Viscosity (cSt at 40oC) |
5.5
Max |
3.5
- 4.5 |
| |
1.5
Min |
|
| Density
at 15oC (kg/litre) |
- |
0.86 |
| Sulphur
(% mass) |
0.2
Max |
0.1
- 0.2 |
| Cetane
No or Calculated Cetane index |
45
min |
48 |
| Flash
Point (oC) |
56
min |
>62 |
| Ash
(% mass) |
0.01
Max |
<0.001 |
| Sediment
(% mass) |
0.01
Max |
<0.001 |
| Water
(% volume) |
0.02 |
<0.01 |
| Cold
Filter Plugging Point (-oC) |
|
|
|
Summer (16/3 - 30/9 incl.) |
4
Max |
-8 |
| Winter
(1/10 - 15/3 incl.) |
12
Max |
-14 |
| Cloud
Point (oC) |
|
|
| Summer
(16/3 - 30/9 incl.) |
- |
2 |
| Winter
(1/10 - 15/3 incl.) |
- |
-2 |
| Carbon
residue (% mass) |
0.2
Max |
0.1 |
| Ramsbottom
on 10% residue |
|
|
| Distillation
recovery at 350oC (% vol.) |
85
Min |
90 |
| Carbon
(% mass) |
- |
87 |
| Hydrogen
(% mass) |
- |
12.75 |
| Nitrogen
(% mass) |
- |
0.01
- 0.05 |
Gross
Specific Energy
(MJ / kg) |
- |
45.4 |
| (MJ
/ litre |
- |
38.8 |
Mean
Specific Heat Capacity over 0-100oC
(KJ/kgoC) |
- |
2.05 |
| Volume
Correction Factor (per oC) |
- |
0.00081 |
| Copper
Corrosion |
1
Max |
1A |