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. 2019 Feb 19;53(6):3315–3322. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05555

Table 1. Main Specifications of Liquid Fuels Used in the Measurement Campaigns.

parameter unit MGO <0.001% S MDO <0.1% S HFO <0.7% S MGO <0.1% S HFO <2% S
use   engine test bed cruise ship RoPax
engine   4R32 and 20DF 4R32 E1 and E2 E2 E3
density (15 °C) kg/m3 836 879 873 873 984
viscosity (40 °C) mm2/s 2.94 4.07 886 3.87 625
heating value, lower MJ/kg 42.8 42.2 40.8 42.0 40.5
flash point °C 66 78 146 81 109
sulfur mg/kg 6.1 822 6520 780 18600
ash % (m/m) <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 <0.005 0.165
carbon % (m/m) 86.2 87.4 87.7 87.9 86.6
hydrogen % (m/m) 13.9 12.5 11.5 12.8 10.7
nitrogen mg/kg 40.6 367 2490   5400
Ni mg/kg <0.50 <0.50 12.4 <0.50 21.1
V mg/kg <0.50 <0.50 17.2 <0.50 110