HSD Benefits
OPERATION
combustability
with practically no ash and
heavy metals
CALORIFIC VALUE
with respect to other fuels
HANDLING
store as it has better flow
characteristics
AVAILABILITY
length and breadth of globe
ENVIRONMENT
cleaner fuel
HSD, commonly referred to as diesel or gasoil, is a straight run product with selected cracked distillates. It is produced from the fractional distillation of crude oil resulting in a mixture of carbon chains composed of saturated hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons. The sulphur level and emission standard is in line with BSVI / EURO VI grade in view of auto fuel policy by Government of India. HSD is a class B product as per PESO guidelines. It is widely used in the transportation sector. Diesel is used in diesel engines i.e. a typical internal combustion engine. HSD is used in cars, motor cycles, boats, locomotives, trains, buses and trucks. Diesel is blended with Bio Diesel as per Government directives to reduce carbon mobility as per Bio Fuel policy and marketed in India under BS VI.
OPERATION
CALORIFIC VALUE
HANDLING
AVAILABILITY
ENVIRONMENT
S.No | CHARACTERISTIC | BHARAT STAGE VI |
---|---|---|
1 | Appearance | Clear, bright and free from sediments, suspended matter and undissolved water at normal ambient fuel temperature |
2 | Acidity, inorganic, mg of KOH/g | Nil |
3 | Acidity, total, mg of KOH/g, Max | 0.20 |
4 | Ash, percent by mass, Max | 0.01 |
5 | Carbon Residue (Ramsbottom or micro) on 10 percent residue1), percent by mass, Max |
0.30 |
6 | Cetane number, Min | 512) |
7 | Cetane index, Min | 462) |
8 | Pour point3), Max: a) Winter b) Summer |
- 3°C 5°C |
9 | Copper strip corrosion at 3 h at 50°C | Not worse than No. 1 |
10 | Distillation, 95 percent v/v, recovery. °C, Max | 360 |
11 | Flash point, Abel4), °C, Min | 35 |
12 | Kinematic viscosity, cSt, at 40°C | 2.0 to 4.5 |
13 | Total contamination, mg/kg, Max | 24 |
14 | Density at 15°C, kg/m3 13 Total contamination, mg/kg, Max | 810-8455) |
15 | Total sulphur, mg/kg, Max | 10 |
16 | Water content, mg/kg, Max | 200 |
17 | Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP)3) Max: a) Winter b)Summer |
- 6°C 18°C |
18 | a) Oxidation stability6), g/m3 , Max b) Oxidation stability by Rancidity meter7), hours, Min |
25 20 |
19 | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH), percent by mass, Max | 8 |
20 | Lubricity corrected wear scar diameter (wsd 1.4) at 60°C, microns, Max | 460 |
21 | FAME content8) , % v/v, Max | 7.0 |