Fuel
Fuel is a collective name for energy-bearing fuels in liquid form or as gas, meaning substance that creates energy through a combustion process and can therefore be used to operate machines. At Invicta we work with the liquid variations of fuel and the issues around their use, e.g diesel, marine diesel (MGO), jet diesel (JET A1), biodiesel (FAME, HVO) and gasoline.
Common issues:
- FIlter blockage
- Injector problems
- Cooling properties
- Microbacterial growth
Analysis:
Our analysis will be able to reveal whether it is the fuel causing the given problem. We identify the contamination and the probable cause. We can also quantify and characterize particles present in the fuel.
Specific fuel analysis offered from our laboratory in Oslo, Norway:
| Density | ASTM D4052/EN12185 |
| Conductivity | ASTM D2624 |
| Microbes MM2 | IP385 |
| Apperance | Inhouse |
| Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP) | EN16329 |
| Cloudpoint (CP) | EN23015 |
| Vapor Pressure – RVP | ASTM D5191/EN 13016-1 |
| Destilation | ASTM D86 |
| Existent GUM | ASTM D381/IP540 |
| Fame-content diesel | EN 14078 |
| Fame-content JETA1 | IP 585 |
| Colour | ASTM D1500 |
| Colour Saybolt | ASTM D6045 |
| Flash Point Abel | IP170 |
| Flash Point PM | EN2719 |
| Freezing Point | ASTM D7153 |
| Copper Corrosion | ASTM D130/EN2160 |
| Micorbacterial growth by microscopy | InHouse |
| Microsep – MSEP | ASTM D7224 |
| Oxydation stability biodiesel | EN 15751 |
| Oxygen in water | InHouse |
| Particulate matter, Millipore | ASTM D2276 |
| Particulate matter, diesel | EN 12662 |
| Rust | InHouse |
| Sulphur content | EN 20846 |
| Silver corrosion | IP227 |
| Water in fuel – KF | EN 12937 |
| Water reaction | ASTM D1094 |
