Sr. No.

PARAMETER

RIL'S  C9

KEROSENE

H.S.DIESEL

1.

Colour

Clear Liquid, Light Yellow

Clear Liquid, Colourless

Clear Liquid , Light yellow

2.

Density@ 15`C

0.905 - 0.925

0.785 - 0.825

0.82- 0.84

3.

Flash Point

32` C ,min.

35`.C Min.

32`.C min.

4.

Viscosity , Cst@40`C

5.0 max Typical,1.2-1.8

1.0 - 1.4

2.0 - 7.5

5.

Distillation Range`C

165-265

135 - 300

90% min. recovery@366`.C

6.

Composition

<=c8=0.1% ,C9=16-35%

C10=30-40%, C10+=25-54%

C7 to C17, Composition not defined in specs.

Not Available

7.

Aromatic Content

20-30 % (Typical)

Not available

20% max.

8.

Sediment

<10 mg / 100 ml.

Not available

1 mg/100 ml.

9.

Gross Calorific value est.  , Cetane no.

10,700 kcals/kg to 11,200 kcals/kg. - not available

10,500 kcals/kg-not Available

10,800 kcals/kg ,  42 min.

10.

Ash content

50 ppm max.

Not Available

100 ppm max.

11.

Pour Point `C

<0`C max.

<0`C max.

>6`.C

12.

Acidity

No free acid

No free acid

No free acid

13.

Water Content

500 ppm max.

500 ppm max.

500 ppm max.

14.

Total Sulphur

0.03% max.

0.25 % max.

1.0% max.