Category: Petroleum Products Quality
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Driverability Index of Gasoline
The gasoline driveability index is a measure of the performance of gasoline fuel in internal combustion engines and has significant implications for engine performance and emissions. A higher driveability index...
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Conradson Carbon Residue
The Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR) test is a method used to determine the amount of carbon residue left behind when a sample of crude oil is distilled at high temperatures....
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Difference Between Octane Number and Cetane Number
Octane Number and the Cetane Number are used as reference points for determining the quality of gasoline and diesel fuel and how likely a fuel is to catch fire on...
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Properties of Jet Fuel
Jet fuel is a distillate fraction of crude oil having boiling points between 150~ and 250 °C. This fuel is lighter than diesel cut and heavier than naphtha and gasoline...
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Cetane Number and Cetane Index of Diesel Fuel
The cetane number or cetane rating is a measure of the ignition quality or knocking tendency of diesel fuel in a diesel engine. It is used to predict how easily...
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Properties of Gasoline Fuel
Gasoline or petrol is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most petrol engines or spark-ignited internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic...
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Properties of Diesel Fuel
Diesel is defined as a fuel comprises of complex hydrocarbons containing carbon atoms from C12 – C20. It mainly includes aromatics, paraffins, and naphthenes. The boiling range of diesel fuel...
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Properties of LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas)
Liquefied petroleum gas or LPG is the term applied to the propane and butane hydrocarbons that exist in the gaseous state under atmospheric ambient conditions but can be converted to...
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Bitumen Grades and Uses in Road Construction
Bitumen used in the pavement in road construction is classified either according to its penetration or according to its viscosities. Viscosity grading and Superpave Performance grading (PG) systems are the...