The pour point of any specific fuel is defined as -

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  1. The minimum temperature at which it gives sufficient quantity inflamable vapours to ignite in contact with the flame
  2. The temperature at which it freezes
  3. The temperature at which fuel catch fire
  4. The temperature below which it becomes plastic and will not flow

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Option 4 : The temperature below which it becomes plastic and will not flow
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Pour point

The pour point in that temperatures just about which the oil sample will not flow under certain prescribed conditions. In other words, pour point of a liquid is the temperature below which the liquid loses its flow characteristics.

Important Points

  • Flash Point: The flash point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which vapors of the material will ignite when given an ignition source.
  • Fire Point: The fire point of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the vapor of the fuel will continue to burn for at least 5 seconds after ignition by an open flame. The main difference in fire and flashpoint is that at the flashpoint a substance will ignite briefly, but vapor might not be produced at a rate to sustain the fire.
  • Flashpoint and fire points are related to high-temperature characteristics of the fuel and tell the behavior of fuel at high temperatures.
  • Cloud Point: Cloud point is the temperature at which oil becomes cloudy or hazy when oil is cooled at a specified rate.
  • Pour Point: It is the temperature at which oil just ceases to flow. The pour point of the liquid is the lowest temperature at which it becomes semi-solid and loses its flow characteristics.
  • Cloud point and pour point are related to low-temperature characteristics of the fuel and tells the behavior of fuel at low temperatures.
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