Heating fuels provide the much needed heat energy in your home. Typically, heating fuels are primarily made of kerosene and a few other chemical agents. Gas oil also falls in in this category of heating fuel although its chemical composition is close to that of fuel used in compression vehicle engines. Appliances that require heating fuels often come with stove burners or pressure jet burners and gravity feed supply systems. Considering that heating fuels are refined and made by various suppliers, performance lapses can sometimes occur. This is why you should get heating fuel additives to help boost the performance of your heating fuel. The following are a few kinds that you can go for:

Thermal Stability Enhancers

Thermal stability is very important for heating fuels. For optimal performance of the heating appliance, the fuel must retain its chemical integrity in spite of the high temperature generated by the heating appliance. Thermal instability reactions happen at elevated temperatures, and they can be accelerated by the contact between the metallic components of the appliance and the heating fuel. This can impair the atomisation of the fuel and increase the soot deposits on some parts of the appliances. To avoid this, you can go for thermal stabilisation additives to reduce the degradation of the fuel prior to burning.

Corrosion Inhibitors

Corrosion can occur on the metallic components that are in contact with the heating fuel. This is because the system can allow water to seep through and come into contact with the heating fuel during activities like cleaning. In some cases, the water results in condensation from the breakdown of ethanol in the heating fuel, especially for gas oil that has nearly the same chemical composition as regular compression fuel. When this water reacts with metals, oxidation occurs and corrosion results in the form of rust on the surface of the metal parts that are in contact with the fuel. Thankfully, corrosion inhibitors help to keep ethanol levels down to reduce the chances of water being produced as a by-product of the heating fuel.

Combustion Improvers

Combustion improver additives work as either metal-containing or ashless additives. Metal-containing improvers are fully soluble in the fuel while ashless combustion improvers primarily rely on nitrogen for their chemistry. In both cases, the additives work by decomposing early during combustion to provide free radicals that increase the rate of burning. This ensures complete combustion for the fuel, preventing the formation of soot and other unwanted deposits from the heating fuel.

For more information, contact local professionals like MTA Australasia.