Monday, 21 May 2012

Fuels

FULES

Usage

Standard

Sulfur Content

Vol.%

Source

Category

Name (Fuel No.)

Synonyms

Item

Gas Production Process

ASTM, 2001

 

 

 

Naphtha

1

automotive Gas engines

ASTM, 2001

Octane 82

 

D – 2

Gasoline – Low Octane

2

automotive Gas engines

ASTM, 2001

Octane

95

 

L – 62

Gasoline – High Octane

3

automotive diesel engines

ASTM, 2001

Low

35%

 

D-1

Diesel fuel

Diesel fuel oil no.1

Diesel oil no.1

Diesel oil (light) Arctic diesel

4

automotive diesel engines

ASTM, 2001

Low

35%

 

D-2

Diesel fuel

Diesel fuel oil no. 2

Diesel oil no. 2

Diesel oil (medium)

5

known as kerosene

ASTM, 2001

 

 

N - 1

API no. 1 fuel oil

Gas oil Home heating oil no.1

No. 1 burner oil

Diesel fuel Furnace oil no. 1

6

home heating oil and as an industrial heating oil

ASTM, 2001

 

 

N - 2

API no. 2 fuel oil

Gas oil Home heating oil no.2

No. 2 burner oil Diesel fuel Furnace oil no. 2

7

commercial and industrial burners to generate steam, for space and water heating, pipeline pumping, and gas compression

ASTM, 2001; 2002

 

 

N - 4

Oil fuel no. 4

Residual fuel oil no. 4

No. 4 fuel oil Residual fuel oil Marine boiler fuel

Marine diesel fuel

Diesel fuel no. 4

Grade 4

8

heavy fuel oil

API HPV

 

 

N - 6

Oil fuel no. 6

Residual fuel oil no. 6

No. 6 fuel oil Residual fuel oil

Diesel fuel no. 6 – Black Diesel

 

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