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Winter Diesel for Indian Army in Ladakh
Why is it in News?
- IOCL introduced specialized winter diesel for high altitude regions and low-temperature regions such as Ladakh
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- It is usable at temperatures as low as -30° celsius.
- Regular diesel characteristics change in such low temperature areas which is detrimental to vehicles
- Normally people use kerosene to dilute diesel to make usable which caused air pollution
- Winter diesel
(1) Contains additives to maintain lower viscosity
(2) Higher cetane rating – It is an indicator of combustion speed of diesel compression needed for ignition
(3) Lower Sulphur content to reduce deposits in engine