The EASZ-1 moisture in oil sensor offers online measurement or control of moisture or water content in Fuel oil or any other type of fuel , lubricating or hydraulic oil . The EASZ-1 uses a well known principle of capacitance in a cell in which water and oil will pass through. The ratios of the two will affect the picofarad resistance and these values (related to temperature) can be delivered in either a parts-per-million or percentage readout of water content in oil. The electronic circuits on the EASZ-1 PCB have been developed using modern techniques and are less prone to drift and errors due to modern manufacturing techniques. Online measurement of many types of oil make this a very convenient device to set up in a myriad of applications. In addition, the Eesiflo water-in-oil analyser can be tested onsite or in a laboratory setting for further accuracy and verification against a laboratory instrument to determine water content in oil. Spot sampling, although sometimes unavoidable can result in extra costs and the generation of lab-related work over time. The very fact that samples are generally unreliable and depend on human competence or error complicate the situation . The EASZ-1 is an online instrument that continually reports the amount of water in fuel oil or any oil . Such a device can assist operators by eliminating the cost and time involved in excessive spot sampling.

Water in oil has become a serious problem around the globe. It has many a time been overlooked but recent developments show that operators save enormous amounts of trouble from suspect fuel or oil which can lead additional costs or breakdowns. Many studies have shown that the contamination can have devastating effects in medium or large systems. Water entry can occur through physical intrusion as well as through condensation of atmospheric humidity.

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EASZ-1 Water in Fuel oil monitor

More about fuel oil

Fuel oil comes from petroleum as a distillate or a residue. Normally a fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a boiler or furnace to generate heat . It can be used in engines to make of power and can also be referred to as bunker fuel .A Fuel oil normally contains , alkanes , cycloalkanes and aromatics . Another common usage of the term “fuel oil” refers to the bulkiest fuel that can be extracted from crude oil . The fuel oil is heavier than naptha and gasonline.

There are basically six classes of fuel oil in the USA and the classification is normally determined by its boiling temperature, composition and purpose. The boiling point, ranging from 175 to 600 °C. Price usually decreases as the fuel number increases. No. 1.0 fuel oil, No. 2.0 fuel oil and No. 3.0 fuel oil are referred to as distillate fuel oils, diesel fuel oils, light fuel oils, gasoil or just distillate. For example, No. 2.0 fuel oil, No. 2.0 distillate and No. 2.0 diesel fuel oil are almost the same thing. Diesel is different in that it also has a cetane number limit which describes the ignition quality of the fuel. Distillate fuel oils are distilled from crude oil . Gas oil refers to the process of distillation. The oil is heated becomes a gas and then condenses. It differentiates distillates from residual oil (RFO). No. 1.0 is similar to kersone and is the fraction that boils off right after gasoline. No. 2.0 is the diesel that trucks and some cars run on, leading to the name ‘road diesel’. It is the same thing as heating oil. No. 3.0 is a distillate fuel oil and is rarely used. No. 5.0 fuel oil and No. 6.0 fuel oil are called residual fuel oils (RFO) or heavy fuel oils. They are what remains of the crude oil after gasoline and the distillate fuel oils are extracted through distillation.

Bunker fuel

Bunker fuel is technically any type of fuel oil used aboard a sea going vessel . It gets its name from the containers on ships and in ports that it is stored bunkers. Diesel has many uses. It heats homes and businesses and fuels ships, trucks and some cars. A small amount of electricity is produced by diesel, but it is more polluting and more expensive than things like nratual gas. It is often used as a backup fuel for some power plants in case the supply of natural gas is interrupted or as the main fuel for smaller electric generators. ..

Heavy fuel oils continue to be used in the boiler "lighting up" facility in every coal-fired power plant, of which there are a small number in the UK and dozens in China. Although on an enormous scale, it is analogous to lighting kindling to start a fire - without