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22:47 Oct 31, 2016 |
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4 +1 | light gas oil |
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Wikipedia article on various grades of 'oil' |
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light gas lil => light gas oil light gas oil Explanation: light gas lil => light gas oil Number 2 fuel oil is a distillate home heating oil.[3] This fuel is sometimes known as Bunker A. Trucks and some cars use similar diesel fuel with a cetane number limit describing the ignition quality of the fuel. Both are typically obtained from the light gas oil cut. Gas oil refers to the original use of this fraction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – the gas oil cut was used as an enriching agent for carburetted water gas manufacture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_oil |
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Reference: Wikipedia article on various grades of 'oil' Reference information: 'gas-oil' generically relates to what is commonly known as 'diesel' fuel and related grades of heating oil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_oil |
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