Lower Heating Value (LHV) MJ/kg = 43.4 Higher Heating Value (HHV) MJ/kg = 46.5
46,500 kJ/kg
When we are making a thermodynamic analysis of a system where diesel fuel is combusted we use the heating value of the fuel. You must determine whether you should use the higher heating value (HHV), or lower heating value (LHV), based on the application. Hope this helps.
Diesel fuel smells the same as home heating oil.
Yes.
You can use Diesel fuel inplace of your #2 heating oil it is the same, The only difference is there is a colord die in disel fuel showing that a road tax for the DOT has been paid.
Sulfer & water content....and if it's off road diesel fuel - the color. It won't cause problems to use diesel in a heating oil tank, but it will cause a whole lot of trouble if you use heating oil in a diesel tank
Yes, home heating oil and diesel fuel are almost identical and can be used interchangeably. Home heating oil used in a diesel vehicle is subject to road tax and you can be fined if caught using it to avoid road tax.
There are different grades of diesel fuel and heating oil but in general they have similar qualities including the flash point. The flash point is the temperature at which the fuel ignites on its own, without a spark. Diesel fuel used to only be available along truck routes. Before diesel fuel became easily available everywhere, people with diesel engine cars would use heating fuel, but would have to make sure it is clean, passing it through a filter to remove foreign particles.
The heating value for diesel overheating oil ranges depends with the grade of oil. It ranges between 132,900 and 137,000 Btu/US gal.
There are multiple methods of determining the heating value of fuels dependant upon the compounds present. Generally either the constituents and quantities of the compounds in the fuel are determined and the known heating value of each compound is used to determine heating value of the fuel; or a total calorific measurement can be made.
u can use diesel fuel but why would you? heating oil has no tax and is so much cheaper than road fuel
diesel fuel contains detergent, cetane improvers,lubrocity improvers, etc. home heating oil doesn't. most application are interchangable. truck stops commenly sell home heating oil because its cheaper. they also sell premium diesel which is supposed to be real diesel. that's why drivers buy howes, or power service and dope their fuel. dyed fuel is for off road use and does not have road tax collected on it #1 and #2 are viscosity ratings.
about 37 liters based on 9.83(estimates vary) gal/barrel (42gal) of distillate fuel oil (home heating and diesel)