Fuel Oil (Mazut)
The mazut is mainly defined as any liquid used in fuel, furnaces, boilers or energy production engines. Fuel oil is derived from distilled crude oil, which has a flash point of approximately 40 ° C. According to this definition, diesel is a kind of fuel oil. Fuel oil is composed of long hydrocarbon chains, especially albors, Cycloalkans and aromatics, and classified as heavier industrial fuels classification, gas oil and heavier than NAFTA.
There are two types of mazut in Iran CST 280 and CST 380
| Mazut | |||
| Specification | Mazut 380 | ||
| Density @ 15 ° C (max.) Kg/L | 0.99 | ||
| Viscosity kinematic @ 50 ° C (max) mm2/s | 380 | ||
| Cast Point (max) | 32 | ||
| Flashpoint (min) ° C | 65 | ||
| Sulphurtotal max)% mass | 3.5 | ||
| Carbon residue Conradson (maximum)% mass | 20 | ||
| Ash (maximum) mass | 0.15 | ||
| Water and Sediment (max) Vol% | 1 | ||
