An introduction to fuel analysis [[electronic resource] /] / by Nigel Draffin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816134003321
• Autore: Draffin Nigel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Adderbury, : Petrospot, 2009
• ISBN: 1-908663-10-3; 1-299-19065-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (117 p.)
• Soggetti: Fuel - Analysis; Fuel - Testing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""About the author""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Figure 1.Ships officer using hydrometer""; ""Photograph courtesy of Shell Photographic Unit""; ""Figure 2. Example text of a typical analysis report""; ""Figure 3.Table of standard prefixes for the SI units of measure""; ""Figure 4. Bunkering facilities in Colombo in 1951, before bunker quality became an issue""; ""Photograph courtesy of the Shell Photographic Unit. Taken by Derrick Knight.""; ""Figure 5. Summary table of principal grades""""Figure 6.Extract from ISO 8217 (E) 2005 Residual fuel""; ""Figure 7.Extract from ISO 8217 (E) 2005 Distillate fuel""; ""Figure 8. Asphaltenic sludge in a purifier (outside of bowl)""; ""Photograph courtesy of Petrospot Ltd""; ""Figure 9. Asphaltenic sludge in a purifier (inside of bowl)""; ""Photograph courtesy of Petrospot Ltd""; ""Figure 10.â€?Chart showing typical variations in Estimated Cetane Number (ECN) for a given value of CCAI""; ""Chart courtesy of Fueltec Solutions AS""; ""Figure 11. Fuel pump plunger damaged by organic acid""""Photograph courtesy of Bunker Claims International""; ""Figure 12. How not to take a spot sample""; ""Photograph courtesy of Petrospot Ltd""; ""Figure 13. Comparison between drip and automatic sampler""; ""Figure 14. Drip sampler and cubitainer in use""; ""Photograph courtesy of Lloyd's Register""; ""Figure 15.Drip sampler and cubitainer""; ""Photograph ; courtesy of Maritec Pte Ltd""; ""Figure 16.Sample bottle and seal""; ""Photograph courtesy of DnVPS""; ""Figure 17. Sample label""; ""Photograph courtesy of Lintec Testing Services Ltd""""Figure 18. Sealed sample""; ""Photograph courtesy of Kittiwake Developments Ltd""; ""Figure 19. Digital density meter""; ""Photograph courtesy of Inpechem Inspectors B.V.""; ""Figure 20. Digital density test diagram""; ""Figure 21. Density table""; ""Figure 22. Operation of an automatic viscometer""; ""Photograph courtesy of Lintec Testing Services Ltd""; ""Figure 23. Ostwald type capillary viscometer.""; ""Figure 24. Viscosity table""; ""Figure 25.Water (H2O) table""; ""Figure 26. Carbon residue table""; ""Figure 27. Sulphur (S) table""""Figure 28. Total sediment test equipment in use""; ""Photograph courtesy of Lintec Testing Services Ltd""; ""Figure 29. Total sediment table""; ""Figure 30. Examples of Rating Numbers of Typical Spots""; ""Spot examples courtesy of Intertec OCA ""; ""Figure 31. Ashing a sample""; ""Photograph courtesy of DnVPS""; ""Figure 32. Ash table""; ""Figure 33. ICP spectrometer ""; ""Photograph courtesy of Inpechem Inspectors B.V.""; ""Figure 34. Schematic of an ICP system""; ""Figure 35. Determination of metals by Atomic Absorption Chromatography""; ""Photograph courtesy of Inpechem Inspectors B.V.""