fuel oil

Furnace's liquid diet

Fuel oil is petroleum refined for use in furnaces, boilers, and engines—heavier and less volatile than gasoline.

Home heating oil and diesel are light fuel oils; heavy fuel oils power ships and industrial equipment.

The term distinguishes these products from crude oil and from petroleum refined into other forms like kerosene or gasoline.

industrial

refinery

Industrial purification facility

viscosity · combustion · power plant · generator · machinery · cargo ship · petroleum · hydrocarbon · flashpoint · storage

heating

furnace

Enclosed heat-producing structure

  • boilerWater-heating vessel
  • burnerHeat-producing device component
  • tankLarge storage vessel

storage tank · heating system · radiator · thermostat · heat exchanger · pilot light · flue · chimney · HVAC · home heating

Categories
Opposites
fuel type/energy source

fuel oilsolar power

Energy derived from sunlight

wind energy · hydroelectric power · geothermal energy · renewable energy · green energy

combustibility/energy content

fuel oilwater

Clear essential liquid

sand · inert gas · coolant · fire retardant · nitrogen

Family

oil, fuel, oily, oiled, oils, oiling, fuels, fueled, fueling

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G