Chemical Engineering - Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Section 3 (Q.No. 2)
2.
Higher viscosity of lubricating oil usually signifies
lower Reid vapour pressure.
higher acid number.
higher flash point and fire point.
lower flash point and fire point.
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Abhay sharma said:   3 weeks ago
Since a high-viscosity oil is less volatile, it takes more heat to generate enough vapour to ignite.

Result: higher flash point and fire point.

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