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Property Units Diesel Oil (Gas Oil) Light Fuel Oil (LFO) Medium Fuel Oil (MFO) Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)
Composition:
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