No. 5 Residual fuel oil — A residual fuel oil of medium viscosity, used in steam powered vessels in government service and power plants, which is also known as “Navy Special” and is defined in Military Specification MIL F 859E, including Amendment 2 (NATO Symbol F 770) … Energy terms
No. 6 Residual fuel oil — Includes Bunker C fuel oil and is used for the production of electric power, space heating, vessel bunkering, and various industrial purposes. See residual fuel oil. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Fuel oil — An oil tanker taking on bunker fuel. Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the… … Wikipedia
Fuel Oil — Any liquid petroleum product burned for the generation of heat in a furnace or firebox, or for the generation of power in an engine. Domestic (residential) heating fuels are classed as Nos. 1, 2, 3; Industrial fuels as Nos. 4, 5, and 6. ***… … Energy terms
Distillate fuel oil — A general classification for one of the petroleum fractions produced in conventional distillation operations. It includes diesel fuels and fuel oils. Products known as No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 diesel fuel are used in on highway diesel engines,… … Energy terms
No. 4 fuel oil — A distillate fuel oil made by blending distillate fuel oil and residual fuel oil stocks. It conforms with ASTM Specification D 396 or Federal Specification VV F 815C and is used extensively in industrial plants and in commercial burner… … Energy terms
bunker C fuel oil — A heavy residual fuel oil used by ships and industry and for large scale heating installations, similar in requirements to No. 6 grade fuel oil … Petroleum refining glossary
residual fuel and oil — The unusable fuel and undrainable oil in an aircraft. These are taken into account when calculating the empty weight of an aircraft … Aviation dictionary
Oil shale extraction — is an industrial process in which kerogen mdash;a mixture of organic chemical compounds (including hydrocarbons) found in oil shale mdash;is converted into synthetic crude oil through pyrolysis. In pyrolysis, oil shale is heated in the absence of … Wikipedia
Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… … Wikipedia
