Bilbao Technology Centre
Caleb Brett Ibérica
COGENERATION

The laboratory makes control tests on fueloil provisions to co-generation plants by mean of tanks, controlling all the parameters that can affect the engine efficiency, and relating parameters to others like for example the relation between asphaltenes and carbonaceuos residue, or relation between vanadium and sodium content

 The samples can come from:

  • Average taken during provision in the load line  /manifold
  • Storage tank before or after provision 
  • Sedimentation tank 
  • Daily tank
  • Before or after purifier water 

Parameter
ASTM/EN Method 
ISO Method  Units
Water by distillation 
ASTM D-0095
3733
% vol
Water&Sediments 
ASTM D-2709
-
% vol
Asfaltenes
IP- 143
%m/m
Sulphur X-Ray (> 300 ppm)
ASTM D-4294
8754
ppm
C.C.A.I. (no included D15 and Visc.)
8217
-
Ash
ASTM D-0482
6245
% m/m
Compatibility & Stability
ASTM D-4740
-
Density at 15ºC, (manual)
ASTM D-1298
3675
kg/m 3
Metals - Aluminium
IP-377
ppm
Metals - Silicon
IP-377
ppm
Metals by ICP
ASTM D-5185
ppm
Gross Calorific Value
ASTM D-0240
Kc/Kg
Net Calorific Value 
ASTM D-0240
Kc/Kg
Calculated Calorific Value 
ASTM D-4868
Kc/Kg
Pour Point 
ASTM D-0097
3016
ºC
Flash Point P/M 
ASTM D-0093
2719
ºC
Micro Carbon Residue 
ASTM D-4530
10370
% m/m
Sediments by Extraction
ASTM D-0473
% m/m
Potentials Sediments
ASTM 4870a
10307-1
% m/m
Total Sediments 
ASTM D-4870
% m/m
P Value 
Shell
-
Vanadium
ASTM D-5708
ppm
Viscosity at 100ºC
ASTM D-0445
3104
cSt .
Viscosity at 50ºC
ASTM D-0445
3104
cSt.
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