Fuel Quality Related Queries for JAMA SIAM- JAMA Meeting 20th Nov. 2013

Specifications for diesel in Japan Item Unit Grade special 1 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade special 3 Flash point oC higher than 50 higher than 45 Evaporated properties 90% evaporated temp. lower than 360 lower than 350 lower than 330 Pour point lower than +5 lower than -2.5 lower than -7.5 lower than -20 lower than -30 CFPP － lower than -1 lower than -5 lower than -12 lower than -19 Carbon residue in 10% residual oil mass % lower than 0.1 Cetane number   Kinematic viscosity @30oC mm2/s higher than 2.7 higher than 2.5 higher than 2.0 higher than 1.7 Sulfur lower than 0.0010 Dencity @15oC g/cm3 lower than 0.86 Remarks for summer for winter for cold area

Queries about Diesel Fuel Quality Few Questions to the JAMA team Why for Japanese Diesel Density 860 kg/m3 instead of 845 kg/m3 in EEC? T90 is 360oC where as EEC has T95 at 360oC)? You have explained the reason for this last time, but in Future is there any plans to align these specs to EEC Require more data to convince Indian Authorities Is Fuel Quality monitoring done for market fuels in Japan? Is there any standard to do market fuel monitoring What is your recommendation to go about FQ monitoring in India