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News: Vice Admiral G S Pabby launched the Upgraded High Flash High-Speed Diesel (HFHSD- IN 512)
Facts:
About Upgraded High Flash High-Speed Diesel (HFHSD- IN 512)
- It has been developed by Indian Oil Corp (IOC). It is being supplied from Haldia and Paradip refinery.
- It has a unique combination of low pour and Cold filter plugging point (CFPP) and High Flash Point.
- It has the highest cetane number amongst all marine diesel fuel.
Significance:
- possesses the best rheological and detergent characteristics
- lesser environmental impact due to low Sulphur content
- provide fuel of better quality than that mandated to all foreign navies under bilateral/ multi-national logistics support pacts
- It would be a key enabler in the Navy’s ‘Mission Based Deployment’ on a global scale.
