Gasoline mixed into diesel
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33 tons of gasoline were accidentally mixed into 400 tons of semi-finished diesel – what effects will this have on its dry point and flash point? How can this problem be resolved?
The most direct effect of mixing gasoline with diesel is certainly on the diesel’s initial boiling point; this can be addressed by starting the diesel extraction process again and feeding the mixture back into the distillation tower for re-separation of its components!
The flash point will exceed the limits significantly, and the initial boiling point as well as the 10% point will also be greatly affected. The oil can be re-fractionated.
Haha, it reminds me of the time when the quality of light diesel was poor; I added a drop of crude gasoline to it, and the quality of the mixture was absolutely terrifying!;P
This post was last edited by Refiner on 2018-7-14 08:32. Too much gasoline ended up in the system, so it had to be sent back to the processing unit for re-refining; the flash point and initial boiling point of the gasoline are too low.
The initial boiling point of diesel isn’t controlled, right? The main issue is that its flash point doesn’t meet the requirements