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No. 2 diesel fuel

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001451

A distillate fuel oil that has a distillation temperature of 640 degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent recovery point and meets the specifications defined in ASTM Specification D 975. It is used in high-speed diesel engines that are generally operated under uniform speed and load conditions, such as those in railroad locomotives, trucks, and automobiles. See No. 2 Distillate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001451
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
See alsoNo. 2 distillate
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001451",
  "term": "No. 2 diesel fuel",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A distillate fuel oil that has a distillation temperature of 640 degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent recovery point and meets the specifications defined in ASTM Specification D 975. It is used in high-speed diesel engines that are generally operated under uniform speed and load conditions, such as those in railroad locomotives, trucks, and automobiles. See No. 2 Distillate.",
  "see_also": [
    "No. 2 distillate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/no-2-diesel-fuel/"
}

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