Published August 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Analysis and hazard evaluation of heat-transfer fluids for the direct contact cooling system

  • 1. Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Seoul National Univ. of Technology, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

This paper discusses several low-temperature heat-transfer fluids, including water-based inorganic salt, organic salt, alcohol/glycol mixtures, silicones, and halogenated hydrocarbons in order to choose the best heat-transfer fluid for the newly designed direct contact refrigeration system. So, it contains a survey on commercial products such as propylene glycol and potassium formate as newly used in super market and food processing refrigeration. The stability of commercial fluids at the working temperature of -20 .deg. C was monitored as a function of time up to two months. And organic and inorganic compositions of candidate fluids were obtained by analytical instruments such as ES, XRF, AAS, ICP-AES, GC, and GC-MS. Analysis results indicate that commercial propylene glycol is very efficient and safe heat transfer fluids for the direct cooling system with liquid phase

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Analytical Science and Technology
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
4
Series
16 refs, 4 figs, 6 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 323-332
ISSN
1225-0163