Diesel fuel

Diesel fuel (ustar. solar, colloquial diesel fuel, solar) — the liquid product which is used as fuel in a diesel internal combustion engine . Usually understand the fuel which is turning out from kerosinovo gasoil - of fractions of a straight line distillations oil as this term.

The name "diesel fuel" comes from the German Solaröl (solar oil) — so in 1857 called more heavy fraction which is formed at crude distillation. The fraction is called so in connection with yellowish color. The Soviet petroleum industry let out a product "State standard specification 1666-42 and GOST 1666-51 solar oil". This product has been intended for application in fuel quality for sredneoborotny (600-1000 RPM.) diesel engines, it was widely used and in informal conversation was called "diesel fuel". Solar oil is unsuitable for application in fuel quality for high-speed diesel engines.