Diesel (DERV / Ultra-Low Sulphur ULSD)
Standard diesel for use in all diesel powered engines. Our fuel conforms to the BS EN590 standard for diesel.
BS EN590 specification
Property | Lower limit | Upper limit | Unit |
Cetane number | 51 | ||
Cetane index | 46 | ||
Density @ 15°C | 820 | 845 | kg/m3 |
Viscosity at 40°C | 2 | 4.5 | mm2/s |
Sulphur content | 10 | mg/kg | |
Flash point | Above 55 | oC | |
Carbon residue | 0.3 | % m/m | |
Ash content | 0.01 | % m/m | |
Water content | 200 | mg/kg | |
Total contamination | 24 | mg/kg | |
Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) (biodiesel) content | 7 | % v/v | |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | 11 (8) | % m/m | |
Copper strip corrosion (3 hours at 50°C) | Class 1 | Class 1 | index |
Lubricity, corrected wear scar diameter (wsd 1.4) at 60°C | 460 | μm | |
Oxidation Stability | 25 | g/m3 | |
Oxidation Stability | 20 | h | |
Distillation recovered at 250 °C, 350 °C | 85 | < 65 | % v/v |
95%(V/V) recovered at | 360 | °C | |
Cold Filter Plugging Point (winter) | -15 | °C | |
Cold Filter Plugging Point (summer) | -5 | °C | |
Manganese content | 2 | mg/l | |
Filter blocking tendency | 2.52 |