Selection and calibration of a heat flux corrosion test for the evaluation of proprietary antifreezes (TM-CPC-18)

1.1 General The lifetime and efficiency of a diesel engine cooling system can be reduced by the following processes: (i) Scale or sludge - originating from water hardness scale, spent inhibitors or corrosion deposit causing restriction of waterways and thermal insulation of heat transfer surfaces. (ii) Erosion...