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Oil Fuel Properties

Property Units Diesel Oil Light Fuel Oil Medium Fuel Heavy Fuel Other Information
(Gas Oil) (LFO) Oil (MFO) Oil (HFO) View Gas Fuel Properties
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Composition: View Conversion Tables

Carbon %C 85.7 85.5 85.3 85.1

Hydrogen %H 13.4 11.5 11.2 10.9

Sulphur %S 0.9 3 3.5 4

Density @ 15C kg/l 0.84 0.96 0.98 1

Specific Gravity 0.84 0.93 0.95 0.97

Combustion : Air Requirements per

kg of fuel :
kg of dry air kg 14.8 13.88 13.78 13.68

dry air @ 0C and 760mmHg m3 11.46 10.74 10.66 10.56

waste gas @ 0C and 760mmHG

containing:
m3/kg of fuel m3/kg

Carbon Dioxide + Silicone Dioxide %CO2 + SO2 1.66 1.62 1.62 1.62

Water %H2O 1.49 1.28 1.24 1.21

Nitrogen %N2 9.05 8.48 8.42 8.36

Total 12.2 11.37 11.28 11.19

Composition of wet waste gas:

Carbon Dioxide + Silicon Dioxide %CO2 + SO2 13.6 14.2 14.3 14.5

Water %H2O 12.2 11.2 11 10.8

Nitrogen %N2 74.2 74.6 74.7 74.7

Total 100 100 100 100

Calorific Value:

Gross CV MJ/kg 43.02 43.02 42.26 41.83

MJ/l 41.08 41.08 41.44 41.83

Net CV MJ/kg 42.8 40.6 40.13 39.57

MJ/l 35.95 38.77 39.17 39.57

Stoichiometric Air Requirement:

vol / mass fuel m3/kg 11.94 11.51 11.38 11.29

mass / mass fuel 14.6 14.06 13.91 13.8

Adiabatic Flame Temp in Air K 2295 2301 2301 2301

Flash Point (Pensky-Martens) F 170 180 200 240

Mean Specific Heat between 0-100C cal/g.C 0.48 0.48 0.47 0.47

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