Backup and Standby Generators - How to maintain stored fuels White Paper on Emergency Backup Power Generators and Fire Pumps Backup and Standby Electrical Generators - Equipment designed to provide emergency electrical power to buildings and equipment in the event of temporary loss of primary power. Emergency Backup Fire Pumps ? Equipment designed to provide temporary water pressure [...]
The Price of Fuel
What is driving the pricing of fuels Some current information and little bit of speculation about fuel cost and availability for the balance of 2006. As of early April 2006, the average price of #2 diesel is in the $2.58 per gallon range, with gasoline prices continuing to rise, now exceeding the cost of diesel [...]
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
For those of you who have waited, the day has finally arrived. Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) is here. In an attempt to clear up some of the misconceptions and misinformation on the EPA and ASTM requirements for ULSD I will try to set the record straight. You will first notice that this is very clear [...]
NCWM’s Premium Diesel Fuel Standards & Tests
The following are the five performance properties that comprise the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Premium Diesel Fuel Standards. As of 2004, a Fuel marketer must meet all of these standards in order to be able to advertise a fuel as "Premium Diesel" in states that adopt the NCWM standards. 1. Energy (Btu) Content: The fuel must have [...]
What is Gelling in Diesel Fuels
Gelling, What It Is and What to Do About it Diesel Fuel contains paraffin wax in two forms, liquid wax that is in suspension in the fuel and wax seed crystals that are floating throughout the fuel. In temperatures above the fuels Cloud Point (CP) you can't see wax without a microscope. When fuel reaches [...]
