10000
6000
4000
2000
1000
600
400
200
100
60
40
20
10
6.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.01
60
80 100 120 140 160 180 200 250
Flash Point °F
Flash Point Indedx
300 350 400 450 500 550 600 700
Fig. 13 Flash point blending index
Table 8 Blending streams for flash points
Components
Volume
Fraction
Flash point,
F
Flash index
Factor
BPSD
(A)
(B)
(A Â B)
Kerosene
2,000
0.2
120
310
62.0
Fuel oil
8,000
0.8
250
5.5
4.4
Total
10,000
1.0
66.4
The flash point corresponding to an index of 66.4 (from Fig. 13) is 166
F
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