No, 'distillate' is not the same as diesel fuel. It is more like kerosene and is used in engines that have spark plugs for ignition rather than high compression to ignite the (injected) fuel. Distillate engines often have a small gasoline tank so they will start col on gasoline and you switch it to distillate after it warms up.
Diesel is made by refining crude oil. It's a non-renewable, fossil fuel.
1. Can be made in much greater output plants 2. Steam plants can use a variety of fuel sources including nuclear fuel, whilst diesel fuel is more expensive and best reserved for transport use.
Petroleum distillates are products made from crude oil. The process of taking crude oil and creating finished products is called distillation. The first step of the refining process is running crude oil through a distillation tower. At this time crude oil is separated into different basic products which then undergo further process at the refinery to create products that are sold to consumers. There are three classes of distillate products: Light: Liquid Petroleum Gas(LPG), gasoline, and naptha. Medium: Kerosene (and jet fuel) and diesel. Heavy/Residuum: Heavy fuel/bunker fuel, wax, and asphalt.
One barrel (42 gallons) of crude oil, when refined, yields approximately 19.6 gallons of finished motor gasoline. The remainder of the barrel yields distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, and other products.
The Diesel Index indicates the ignition quality of the fuel. It is found to correlate, approximately, to the cetane number of commercial fuels. It is obtained by the following equation
Diesel is a type of fuel used in diesel engines. It is a petroleum based fuel. In the UK it is called DERV and in Australia it is known as distillate.
Diesel is often called a distillate because it is obtained through a process called fractional distillation during petroleum refining. This process separates crude oil into various components based on their boiling points, with diesel fuel typically being distilled at a temperature range of 200-350 degrees Celsius.
about 37 liters based on 9.83(estimates vary) gal/barrel (42gal) of distillate fuel oil (home heating and diesel)
Diesel fuel... made from refinery Distillate #2, also know as GASOIL. Diesel used as fuels to cars is a variant of D2, but with additives to make the engine run better (in particular in the winter).
Diesel just like gasoline and kerosene are a refinement of crude oil. Diesel is known as 'diesel oil' or 'heavy oil' and is the heaviest distillate of crude oil. Petrol is a spirit and is the lightest distillate.
All fuel oils have a flash point of 490F (254C). Distillate fuels have lower flash points.
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Diesel fuel does not have lead added, but it is not the same as unleaded gasoline.Diesel fuel does not have lead added, but it is not the same as unleaded gasoline.
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I do not know what "on rd" diesel is but do know diesel fuel (petroleum distillate)The density of petroleum diesel is about 0.85 kg/l (7.09 lb/US gal)"on rd" diesel is diesel fuel used on the highway (rd=road) which is taxed by the Federal Government at the pump, as opposed to "off rd" diesel which is used on farms for tractors and other farm implements and is tax exempt.
Diesel fuel smells the same as home heating oil.
No. Jet fuel is closely related to kerosene and diesel fuel.