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RGB histograms as a reliable tool for the evaluation of fuel oils stability
Fuel, Vol. 216, 15 March 2018, Pages 16-22
- Category: Článek v odborném periodiku (Article in a professional journal)
- Author: Černý Radek, Hidalgo Herrador José Miguel, Vráblík Aleš
- ISSN: 0016-2361
- Year: 2018
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.155
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The stability of fuel oils could be affected by sediments and sludge, which may block filters and lines in the feeding pipes and engines. The development of a reliable method for the fuel oil stability assessment is still a hot topic. The presented method is based on the Spot test according to ASTM D 4740 but the spot is visualized, modified by software and converted into RGB histograms. The histograms provide the parameters necessary for the calculation of the V-value. This parameter was effectively correlated with the frequently used Total Sediment Accelerated and with other properties for the evaluation of the fuel oil quality and stability.