kerosene distillate

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• Kerosene —   A type of heating fuel derived by refining crude oil that has a boiling range at atmospheric pressure from 400 degrees to 550 degrees F.   ***   A light petroleum distillate that is used in space heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters and is… …   Energy terms

• kerosene — A light middle distillate that in various forms is used as aviation turbine fuel (Avtur), for burning in heating boilers or as a solvent, such as white spirit …   Petroleum refining glossary

• kerosene — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fuel, petroleum distillate, coal oil, lighting oil, lamp oil, paraffin (British); see also fuel , oil 2 …   English dictionary for students

• Petroleum products —   Petroleum products are obtained from the processing of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and other hydrocarbon compounds. Petroleum products include unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline …   Energy terms

• Fuel oil — An oil tanker taking on bunker fuel. Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the… …   Wikipedia

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

• Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… …   Wikipedia

• distillation — distillatory /di stil euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, distillative /di stil euh tiv/, adj. /dis tl ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed… …   Universalium

• Continuous distillation — Image 1: Typical industrial distillation towers Image 2: A crude oil vacuum distillation column as used in oil refineries …   Wikipedia

• gas oil — noun an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity • Hypernyms: ↑fuel oil, ↑heating oil, ↑hydrocarbon * * * noun : any of various hydrocarbon oils used especially formerly for making oil gas or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Diesel fuel — Diesel oil redirects here. Sometimes diesel oil is used to mean lubricating oil for diesel engines. Diesel fuel (  / …   Wikipedia