6.4.11 Fuel oil composition
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6.4.11 Fuel oil composition

  6.4.11.1 Fuel oil composition, to calculate gas mass flow wet, qm f, shall be provided by one of the following:

  • .1 fuel oil composition, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen, by analysis (default oxygen value may be adopted); or

  • .2 default values as given in table 9.

Table 9 Default fuel oil parameters

  Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen
WBET WALF WDEL WEPS
Distillate fuel oil (ISO 8217:2005, DM grade) 86.2% 13.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Residual fuel oil (ISO 8217:2005, RM grade) 86.1% 10.9% 0.4% 0.0%
Natural gas 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0%
For other fuel oils, default value as approved by the Administration.
Parent topic: 6.4 Direct measurement and monitoring method
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