11. Operation Limits Delivery-Leaving
a)Ethylene Glycol Solutions
Water and ethylene glycol solutions used as a thermal vector in the place of water reduce the performance of the
unit. Multiply the performance figures by the values given in the following table.
0
0
cPf
1
cQ
1
cdp
1
cPf: correction factor of heating/cooling capacity
cQ: correction factor of flow rate
cdp: correction factor of pressure drop
Freezing point ( C)
-5
-10
Percentage of ethylene glycol in weight
12%
20%
0.98
0.97
1.02
1.04
1.07
1.11
23
-15
-20
28%
35%
0.965
0.96
1.075
1.11
1.18
1.22
-25
40%
0.955
1.14
1.24