residual fuel

collocation in English

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residual
adjective
uk
/rɪˈzɪd.ju.əl/us
/rɪˈzɪdʒ.ju.əl/
remaining after most of something ...
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fuel
noun
uk
/ˈfjuː.əl/us
/ˈfjuː.əl/
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by ...
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(Definition ofresidualandfuelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofresidual fuel

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Added to this was crude oil and hydrocarbon products including petrol, diesel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas andresidualfueloil.
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They crack the crude down and there is noresidualfueloil such as we have at our refineries.
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Theresidualfuelwill be synthetically turned into petrol or alcohol.
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Yet the increase in the amount ofresidualfueloil imported was only 186,000 tons.
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It might be possible to attain them where natural gas is used, but it will be very difficult to do so in the case of coal andresidualfuel.
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These complexes get concentrated on the higher-boiling fractions, which are the base of heavyresidualfueloils.
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Residualfueloils are cheaper than clean, refined diesel oil, although they are dirtier.
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This is fromresidualfueland insulation in the motor casing, outgassing even without significant combustion.
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The main fuel for this plant is natural gas, and the reserve one isresidualfueloil.
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By 1983, it had fallen to 6.2%, and, electricity production from all forms of petroleum, including diesel andresidualfuel, is only 3% of total production.
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It includes the mass (weight) of the airframe, powerplant, required equipment, optional and specific equipment, fixed ballast, full engine coolant, hydraulic fluid, and theresidualfueland oil.
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Cetane numbers are tested using a special test engine and the existing engine was not made for residual fuels.
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The refinery's products include gasoline, diesel, marine and jet fuels, residual fuels, and asphalt.
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