Liquid Fossil Fuels, also known as Fuel oils, refer to combustible liquids and their refined products gradually formed through long-term carbonization of ancient biological remains under specific geological conditions. They are mixture of multiple compounds. Petroleum can be refined (such as distillation) to produce products with different boiling point ranges (such as gasoline, kerosene, diesel, and heavy oil). Liquid fossil fuels suitable for power plants include Fuel oils (petroleum refining products) and crude oil.
According to the type of Fuel oils, it can be divided into two categories (ISO 8217 standard): Marine distillate fuels (Diesel fuel) and Residual fuels (Heavy fuel oil).
1. Diesel Fuels, also known as Distilled Marine Fuels (DM), refers to the different intermediate distillate obtained from the refining process of crude oil. It can be divided into four levels: DMA, DMB, DMZ, and DMX. Suitable for medium and high-speed diesel engines.
■ Marine Gas Oil (MGO), also known as Diesel oil, mainly including DMA and DFA;
■ Marine Diesel Oil (MDO), also known as Marine diesel oil, mainly includes DMB and DFB.
2. Residual Fuels, also known as Heavy Fuel Oil, is suitable for large medium to low-speed engines.
■ Residual Marine Fuels (RM grade), refer to the residual heavy oil obtained from crude oil extracted from gasoline and diesel, characterized by high molecular weight and viscosity. Widely used in ocean going vessels and fixed power stations.
■ Bio Residual Fuels (RF grade), refer to the heavy biofuel mixture containing renewable components. Suitable for green shipping projects that use bio heavy oil or waste oil to prepare fuel.
The power plant can use Liquid fossil fuels (such as Diesel fuels, Heavy fuel oil, and Crude oil, etc.) or renewable energy sources (such as water, wind, solar energy, and biomass energy, etc.). In short, it is economical and environmentally friendly to choose the fuel that is easy to get and suitable for you.