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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Green Technology Certification
Algae-X has now received the stamp for Green Clean products. This represents a huge hurdle in fuel maintenance as it allows a facility operator to apply for grants that support green equipment installations and upgrades.
"Algae-X Diesel Fuel Conditioning is one of our newest and most exciting certifications. Diesel fuel is one of the most used fuels in the world, and it is also often contanminated and may include sludge that clogs filters and fuel injectors. The AXI fuel filtration and condition is a remarkably Green process that we feel has great benefits to the commercial industry. How can a diesel services be Green? Millions of gallons of diesel are dumped each year becasue the fuel is bad. the AXI system will reciver bad diesel, maintain diesel for any storage system, and reduce soot (unburned fuel) in our air from these engines. This is certainly an unconventional, but very exciting concept to investigate if your company uses diesel in vehicles or emergency generator situations." www.cleanfuelmanagement.com
Clean fuel.....It's what we do.
Monday, August 23, 2010
ASTM Revises Standard Spec For Diesel
Today, August 23, 2010, the ASTM issued a revised Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils. This replaces the long time spec issued by the ASTM back to 2009. The new issue is number ASTM D975 -10a and replaces all others. It appears that this spec is issued to clarify the different grades of fuel based on Sulfur content.
For example: 1.1.3 Grade No. 1-D S5000—A special-purpose, light middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 5000 ppm sulfur (maximum) and higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D S5000 fuels.
The S5000 designation, as is evident, will show this fuel to be a fuel with heavy Sulfur concentration at 5000 PPM. A fuel designated with an S15 would indicate a fuel with Sulfur at 15PPM or Low Sulfur Diesel.
According to the ASTM Spec, "The Sxxx designation has been adopted to distinguish grades by sulfur rather than using words such as “Low Sulfur” as previously because the number of sulfur grades is growing and the word descriptions were thought to be not precise. S5000 grades correspond to the so-called “regular” sulfur grades, the previous No. 1-D and No. 2-D. S500 grades correspond to the previous “Low Sulfur” grades. S15 grades were not in the previous grade system and are commonly referred to as “Ultra-Low Sulfur” grades or ULSD."
With the introduction of various levels of Sulfur in diesel fuels it became apparent that the need for diesel fuel maintenance is ever more necessary. Plan accordingly. If you have stored diesel fuel, know the affects of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel as well as how other levels of Sulfur affect you fuel. Be prepared. By performing routine maintenance on your diesel fuel you can avoid costly repair bills and increase your uptime significantly.
To learn more visit www.cleanfuelmanagement.com or give us a call at 757-673-7200.
"Clean fuel.....it's what we do."
For example: 1.1.3 Grade No. 1-D S5000—A special-purpose, light middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 5000 ppm sulfur (maximum) and higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D S5000 fuels.
The S5000 designation, as is evident, will show this fuel to be a fuel with heavy Sulfur concentration at 5000 PPM. A fuel designated with an S15 would indicate a fuel with Sulfur at 15PPM or Low Sulfur Diesel.
With the introduction of various levels of Sulfur in diesel fuels it became apparent that the need for diesel fuel maintenance is ever more necessary. Plan accordingly. If you have stored diesel fuel, know the affects of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel as well as how other levels of Sulfur affect you fuel. Be prepared. By performing routine maintenance on your diesel fuel you can avoid costly repair bills and increase your uptime significantly.
To learn more visit www.cleanfuelmanagement.com or give us a call at 757-673-7200.
"Clean fuel.....it's what we do."
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Can diesel fuel plug your filters?
Yes, it can. The stuff that clogs your filters is actually fuel in some way, shape or form. In excess of 90% of this organic debris are fuel bi-products. It is not sand, dust, stones, rust or inorganic matter that blocks your filter. In fact inorganic matter such as sand, dirt, or rust only account for less than 25% of the debris that cloggs your filters.
The inorganic material like sand, dust and other particles will not cause your filters to clog. In fact, a lot of sand in a fuel filter would act as extra filtration. The pores between the sand particles are much larger than the pores in a standard fuel filter element. Sand filters are commonly used to filter water. A hair is approximately 80 micron and fuel filter elements range all the way from 30 micron for a prefilter to 2 micron in a fine filter.
So the next time you see a dirty filter, remember the stuff you see is actually deteriorated, oxidized, and spoiled fuel that is begging for you to apply a conditioner to allow it to go back into the fuel solution.
To learn more go to cleanfuelmanagement.com.
The inorganic material like sand, dust and other particles will not cause your filters to clog. In fact, a lot of sand in a fuel filter would act as extra filtration. The pores between the sand particles are much larger than the pores in a standard fuel filter element. Sand filters are commonly used to filter water. A hair is approximately 80 micron and fuel filter elements range all the way from 30 micron for a prefilter to 2 micron in a fine filter.
So the next time you see a dirty filter, remember the stuff you see is actually deteriorated, oxidized, and spoiled fuel that is begging for you to apply a conditioner to allow it to go back into the fuel solution.
To learn more go to cleanfuelmanagement.com.
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