Field performance of a premium heating oil
- Santa Fuels, Inc., Bridgeport, CT (United States)
- Mobil Oil R & D Corp., Paulsboro, NJ (United States)
As part of our ongoing research to provide quality improvements to heating oil, Mobil Oil together with Santa Fuel, Inc., conducted a field trial to investigate the performance of a new premium heating oil. This premium heating oil contains an additive system designed to minimize sludge related problems in the fuel delivery system of residential home heating systems. The additive used was similar to others reported at this and earlier BNL conferences, but was further developed to enhance its performance in oil heat systems. The premium heating oil was bulk additized and delivered to a subset of the customer base. Fuel related, unscheduled service calls were monitored in this test area, as well as in a similar baseline area that did not receive the premium heating oil. Overall, the premium fuel provided a 45% reduction in the occurrence of fuel related, unscheduled service calls as compared to the baseline area. Within this population, there was a reduction of 38% in systems with 275 gallon tanks, and 55% in systems that had >275 gallon tanks showing that the additive is effective in the various configurations of residential oil heat systems. In addition, photographic documentation collected at two accounts supported this improvement by clearly showing that the equipment remained cleaner with the premium heating oil than with regular heating oil. Based on these results, a full marketing trial of this new product has been initiated by Mobil and Santa Fuel, Inc., during the 1995-1996 heating season.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 416302
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-52506; CONF-9603207-; ON: DE97000010; TRN: 96:006412-0010
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1996 oil heat technology conference and workshop, Upton, NY (United States), 28-29 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 1996 oil heat technology conference and workshop; McDonal, R.J.; PB: 235 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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