Although the marine industry relies heavily on fuel oils for the majority of its power generation, stricter emission regulations and the plan to “go green” are convincing operators to consider alternatives. To comply with the new emissions standards known as IMO 2020, a growing number of the world’s shipping companies, builders, and operators are turning…
Source: Lintec Testing Services Ltd Compatibility In the simplest terms, residual fuel oil is a suspension of asphaltenes in a carrier fluid. Asphaltenes in a compatible fuel remain suspended, but they agglomerate and settle out as sludge in an incompatible fuel. In practical terms, a fuel blend is called “incompatible” if the quantity of sludge-type…
Asphaltene, carbon residues and sediments Asphaltenes are complex suspended solids in fuel that have high melting points and high carbon/hydrogen ratios. The proportion of asphaltenes in a fuel appears to increase as secondary refinery processes are more widely used. They have poor combustion properties and burn very slowly. If these formations precipitate, they can have…
Into the following posts I will explain about fuel oil properties and their effects from operational point of view. I will not write and show any mathematical formulas as these formulas can be found in dedicated manuals and anyone who is interested in depth theoretical knowledge can search for the same. The properties described in these posts are…
There are different types of marine fuels available today on the market and marine industry will go into a major change sooner or later, as a response to the continuous change of the environmental rules and regulations. Therefore, the marine industry, among other industries, must respond and adapt to the changing and more strict regulations…