Evaluation of the Physicochemical Characteristics of Diesel Fractions Using the RGB Color Space Profile

Correlations have been found between some physicochemical properties of diesel fractions and color coordinates in the sRGB color space profile, permitting the rapid determination of relative density, flash point, and initial boiling point of the diesel fractions from photoimages. The suitability of this method was shown by statisticalanalysis. This method can find application for prompt monitoring of the quality of diesel fractions during refinery operations.