Liquid Fuels

5157Direction: Environment – EnergySpecialization: Energy

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Transport Fuels. Petrol: octane number, volatility, composition. Component mixing, nonlinear properties calculations. Diesel: anti-static, cetane number, cold properties, lubricating capacity. Nonlinear mixing properties. Bio-fuels. Bio-ethanol: Characterization, properties. Properties of bioethanol - gasoline mixtures. Biodiesel: Characterization, properties. Microbial contamination, oxidative stability. Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuels. Production processes, properties / Aviation Fuels. Aviation gasoline: properties, anti-volatility, volatility. Aerosol kerosene: Volatility, Conductivity, Freezing Point / Residual Fuels - Shipping Fuels: Viscosity, blend calculations, component compatibility. Ignition quality, combustion properties, heteroatoms content. Low sulfur fuels. Lubricants: Lubricant properties. Classification, of lubricants. Viscosity, viscosity index. Additives. Lubricant regeneration. Greases: production properties, thickeners. By-products, etc. Exercises: Density, Distillation and Cetane Index of Petroleum Fractions, Determination of Cetane in Diesel, Determination of Petrol Vapor, Determination of Citrate Additives, Oil Additives Testing of Petroleum Products Tracers, Viscosity and Viscosity Lubrication Indicator, Penetration Point and Grease Point Determination.

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