WINTER DIESEL
Topic- Defence Tech
ABOUT
- India’s armed forces may soon be using winter diesel for operations in high altitude areas such as Ladakh.
- Winter diesel is a specialised fuel that was introdused by Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) last year specifically for high altitude regions and low-temparature regions such as Ladakh, Where ordinary diesel can become unusable.
- It contains additives to maintain lower viscosity can be used in temparatures as low as -30 C and that besides a low pour points, it had higher cetane rating an indicator is the combustion speed of diesel and compression needed for igniton and lower selphur content, which would lead to lower deposits in engines and better performance.
