Functional Areas For Petroleum & Fuel
- Petroleum Products
Diesel / Bio diesel / Kerosene
Density, Kinematic Viscosity, Flash Point (Abels), Cetane Number(Calculated), Distillation Range, Ramsbottom Carbon Residue, Sulphur, Water Content, Copper Strip Corrosion, Acidity, Ash Content, Sulfated Ash, Methanol, Ethanol, Ester Content, Free Glycerol, Total Glycerol, Sodium and Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium, Iodine Value, Oxidation Stability@ 110°C, Smoke Point in kerosene.
Gasoline/ Naptha
Colour, Density @ 15°C, Distillation Percent by Volume, Sulphur total, Lead Content (as Pb), Reid vapour pressure (RVP) , Vapour Lock Index, Benzene Content, Copper Strip Corrosion (for 3 h @50ºC), Water Tolerance of Gasoline-Alcohol Blends, Engine Intake System Cleanliness, Olefin Content, Oxidation stability, Aromatic Content, Oxygen Content, Oxygenates, Methanol, Ethanol, Isopropyl Alcohol, Iso-Butyl Alcohol, Tertiary-butyl Alcohol.
Fuel Oil / Furnace oil
Acidity, Gross Calorific Value, Relative Density, Copper Strip Corrosion, Kinematic Viscosity, Flash Point(PMCC), Water Content, Ramsbottom Carbon Residue (RCR), Asphaltenes, Sulphur, Sediments, Ash.
Lubricants : Hydraulic oil, Engine oil, turbine oil, transformer oil and other mineral oils
Acid Number, Base Number, Flash Point(COC), Pentane Insoluble, Toluene Insoluble, Kinematic Viscosity @ 40 and 100 °C, Viscosity Index, Water Content, Fuel Dilution, Diesel Content in Used Engine oil, Wear Elements(Copper, Iron, Nickel, Zinc, Lead, Chromium, Manganese, Aluminium), Copper Corrosion, Silver Corrosion, Paraffins, Aromatics and Naphthenes, Sulphated Ash/Ash, ASTM Color, Elemental Analysis, Pour Point, Salt Bath Corrosion, Rust Preventive Characteristics, Emulsion Characteristics, Foaming Characteristics, Air Release Value, Oxidation Stability, Breakdown Voltage, Dielectric Strength.
Grease
Consistency, Free Acidity/Alkalinity, Drop Point, Copper Strip Corrosion, Water Content, Wear Metals, Oil Separation/Thermal Stability, Four Ball Test (for wear scar and wear dia), Silica content.
Wax and Bitumen
Density, Viscosity, Bitumen content, Needle Penetration, Softening Point of Bitumen, Melting Point of Wax, Trichloroethylene insolubles, Residue on Sieve, Residue on Evaporation, Particle Charge, Water Content, Distillation, Acidity, Lovibond Color for Wax, Acid Value, Oil Content, Ash Content, Ductility.
solid fuels ( briquettes, Coal & coke )
Proximate Analysis, Ultimate Analysis, Gross Calorific Value, Chemical Analysis of Ash