Description of the stability of residual marine fuel using ternary phase diagrams and SARA analysis

Abstract

The results of the analysis of the properties of components of residual marine fuels (RMF) are described. The stability areas of marine fuels are determined using ternary phase diagrams VisRes - ULSD – LGOCC, Asphalt – ULSD – LCGO, Asphalt – ULSD – LGODC. The graphic method for determining the stability of A.B. Stankiewicz based on SARA analysis is used to describe the stability of RMF on the basis of VisRes - ULSD – LGOCC. The areas of stability, instability, and metastability of marine fuel are presented on the graph according to the Stankiewicz method, which can be used to predict the stability of RMF.