| Appearance |
Water-white liquid |
| Composition |
Methylcyclohexane/trimethylpentane mixture |
| Moisture Content, Maximum (ASTM E203-75) |
80 ppm |
| Total Acidity (ASTM D664-81) |
< 0.2 mg KOH/g |
| Chlorine Content |
< 10 ppm |
Copper Corrosion (ASTM D-130) |
<< 1 a |
| Flash Point, Tag Closed Cup (ASTM D-56) |
-7 °C |
| Fire Point (ASTM D-1310) |
-7 °C |
| Autoignition Temperature (ASTM E-659) |
264 °C |
Kinematic Viscosity
at -100 °C
at 0 °C
at 100 °C
|
19.0 mm2/s (cSt)
1.14 mm2/s (cSt)
0.41 mm2/s (cSt)
|
| Liquid Density at 25 °C |
743.3 kg/m3 (6.20 lb/gal) |
| Vapor Density at 25 °C |
0.2845 kg/m3 (0.01776 lb/ft3) |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion at 100 °C |
0.00142/°C |
| Average Molecular Weight |
102 |
| Cloud Point |
-135 °C |
| Pumpability, at 300 mm2/s |
-126 °C |
Minimum Temperatures for Fully Developed Turbulent Flow, (Re = 10000)
10 ft/sec, 1-in tube (3.048 m/s, 2.54-cm tube)
20 ft/sec, 1-in tube (6.096 m/s, 2.54-cm tube)
|
-76 °C
-93 °C
|
Minimum Temperatures for Transition Region Flow, (Re = 2000)
10 ft/sec, 1-in tube (3.048 m/s, 2.54-cm tube)
20 ft/sec, 1-in tube (6.096 m/s, 2.54-cm tube)
|
-108 °C
-118 °C
|
| Normal Boiling Point |
99.2 °C |
| Heat of Vaporization at Maximum Use Temperature of 175 °C |
252.3 kJ/kg (108.6 Btu/lb) |
| Optimum Use Range |
-115 ° to 175 °C |
| Maximum Bulk Temperature |
175 °C |
| Maximum Film Temperature |
210 °C |
| Pseudocritical Temperature |
299 °C |
| Pseudocritical Pressure |
35.0 bar (521.7 psia) |
| Pseudocritical Density |
267.8 kg/m3 (16.72 lb/ft3) |
*Patent Pending.
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Therminol VLT is a synthetic liquid phase heat transfer fluid with excellent heat transfer and fluid properties for extremely low temperature applications. This fluid is ideally suited for single fluid heating and cooling systems between -115 °C and 175 °C. Performance features of Therminol VLT include:
