Cetane Numbers

air870 · 27th July 2010, 16:07

Dadu had a thread some time ago on cetane number of fuels in india. Does anyone have any info on brand wise/ product wise cetane numbers of our diesel companies.

msaudf · 27th July 2010, 21:27

Bharat Pet:
Euro 3 for Major cities, Cetane number-51
Bharat Stage-II for rest of the country Cetane number-48

Indian Oil:
Light diesel oil Cetane number-45 minimum
and for high speed diesel it should be close to 51.

*info acquired from IndianOil Corporation Ltd : IndianOil : Iocl.com and Bharat Petroleum

air870 · 28th July 2010, 11:49

Thanx a lot. Will also check out your links

27th July 2010, 16:07	#1
air870 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 66 Thanked: 2 Times	Cetane Numbers Dadu had a thread some time ago on cetane number of fuels in india. Does anyone have any info on brand wise/ product wise cetane numbers of our diesel companies.
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27th July 2010, 21:27	#2
msaudf BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 269 Thanked: 163 Times	Bharat Pet: Euro 3 for Major cities, Cetane number-51 Bharat Stage-II for rest of the country Cetane number-48 Indian Oil: Light diesel oil Cetane number-45 minimum and for high speed diesel it should be close to 51. *info acquired from IndianOil Corporation Ltd : IndianOil : Iocl.com and Bharat Petroleum
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28th July 2010, 11:49	#3
air870 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 66 Thanked: 2 Times	Thanx a lot. Will also check out your links
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