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The terms and definitions included in this glossary were taken from "ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration".
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oil

various viscous, combustible, water-immiscible liquids that are soluble in certain organic solvents, and may be animal, vegetable, mineral, or synthetic in origin.

distillate oil light fraction of oil, separated from crude oil by fractional distillation.

fuel oil products of petroleum graded according to energy content and viscosity (No. 1 to 6); No. 6 is residual oil, with the highest energy content and viscosity rating 

 





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