JET FUEL

Description

It is used primarily for steam boilers in power plants, aboard ships, and in industrial plants. Commercial fuel oils usually are blended with other petroleum fractions to produce the desired viscosity and flash point. Flash point is usually higher than that of kerosene. 
 

        Industrial fuels contain :

• almost always carbon;

• hydrogen (oil, gas, wood);

• often sulfur and oxygen;

• finally, inert materials such as nitrogen, water and minerals. These elements are not involved in the combustion reactions, and end up entirely in the ash or smoke.

The composition of a fuel must be known to the user. The supplier must be able to indicate the respective proportions of the various constituents in a given quantity of fuel. These are given