Two diesel fuel samples with lower flash point
(Partial report from monitoring of fuels quality – February 2016)
(Prague, March 29, 2016) In February the Czech Trade Inspection Authority collected 200 fuels samples. Two diesel samples (i.e. 1.0%) failed the quality requirements of the applicable technical standard concerning flash point. In one case the flash point value was 49°C and in the other case it was 45.5°C while the determined limit is 53°C. Such defect could have been caused by transportation of diesel and connected contamination from other products, for example petrol. In ...