A GUIDE TO FUEL PERFORMANCE - Virginia Clean Cities

~If possible, it is always a good idea to do some basic inspection of the fuel for cleanliness andhaze, which could indicate the presence of water or wax (in cold weather). Suspended water in fuelmay result in water in your customers' tanks which will cause future problems. This should be doneregularly with all bulk quantities of fuel before accepting it. The purpose of this visual inspectionis to prevent picking up fuel that may contain contaminants or water. Chapter 6 gives moreinformation on preventing contamination of bulk tanks, delivery trucks and customer tanks with abad batch of incoming fuel.Table 3-1 ASTM Fuel Specifications for Burner Fuels and DieselPropertyHeating OilASTM D396DieselASTM D975ASTMTest MethodFlash Point OC. min 38 I 52 D 93Water and sediment, % vol, max 0.05 I 0.05 D 2709Distillation temperature "C D 8690% volume recovered, min 282 I 28290% volume recovered, rnax 338338Kinematic viscosity at 40"C, mm2/sD 445minrnax1.93.41.94.7Ramsbottom carbon residue %0.350.35D 524mass, rnaxIAsh % mass, max - I 0.01 D 482Sulfur, % mass, rnaxGrade No. 2Grade No. 2- low SulfurCopper strip corrosion rating, max,0.50 0.500.05 I 0.05D 129D 2622D 130- Cetanenumber, min. - I 40 D 613Density at *15OC, kg/m" max.876 - D 1298Pour Point OC, max*-6 -D 97Cetane, index, min (Note 2)orAromaticity, % vol, max (Note 2)--4035D 976D 1319Cloud Point, OC max -Depends onorLocationD 2500LTFT/CFPP, "C max -Depends on D 4539/Location D 6371Red DyeNote INote INote 1. By federal regulation, these grades of heating oil and diesel sold for tax-exemptpurposes are required to contain the red dye solvent (ref 40 CFR Part 80 and 26 CFR Part 48).Note 2. Applies to No. 2 low sulfur diesel.A GUIDE TO FUEL PERFORMANCE 9