Manufacturers Find New Ways to Keep Cool
New, newer, and newest heat transfer fluids rescue low-temperature processes.
(PRWEB via PR Web Direct) July 8,
2005 -- A fine-chemical producer in Georgia needed a low-temperature heat
transfer fluid to replace the flammable-rated product in their reactor loop. A
fragrances and pheromones firm in New England needed much lower temperatures
than their citrus-derived fluid was capable of delivering. And a pharmaceutical
manufacturer in Puerto Rico needed a non-aqueous food-grade thermal fluid
because the specified glycol/water solution couldn’t deliver the cooling
capacity the process demanded.
All three companies needed heat transfer
fluids better suited to the specific requirements of their cooling processes.
Over the past two years, Paratherm Corporation, a long-time manufacturer
of high-temperature heat transfer fluids, has developed a new line of lower-temperature transfer fluids, and these products filled
the technical needs of all three processors.
The newest, Paratherm MG™ mid-range fluid is a food-grade non-aqueous
heat/cool fluid that eliminates the significant design and operational problems
found in steam/chilled-water systems. The fluid, now installed in the Puerto
Rico application, is recommended for processes operating from 0°C to 260°C.
Processors with more severe low-temperature requirements are discovering
the unique qualities that distinguish Paratherm LR™ Heat Transfer Fluid. This food grade (NSF
approved) fluid operates between -40°C and +204°C. Its below 60°C flashpoint
allows it to be classified as Combustible rather than Flammable, reducing safety
concerns. Chemical, cosmetic, and electronic-materials manufacturers have
replaced Silicone-based, glycol/water, and other fluid chemistries with the
Paratherm LR fluid. This is the fluid that solved problems in the fine-chemicals
plant in Georgia.
Paratherm’s cryogenic-range Paratherm CR™ heat transfer fluid (Patent Pending) was
specifically developed to provide the ultra-cold process temperatures (down to
-100ºC) pharmaceutical and fine-chemical manufacturers need to increase product
purity while simultaneously cutting production time. The low viscosity permits
higher fluid turbulence, resulting in faster heat removal than silicone liquids
or d-limonene-based fluids. These benefits are providing operational and
competitive advantages to the pheromone and fragrances producer in New
England.
Paratherm Corporation's product line has grown to seven heat
transfer fluids and two high-performance system-cleaner liquids, but the service
mission of Paratherm Engineers and Staff has remained the same; to use their
thorough knowledge and experience with thermal systems and heat transfer fluids,
their relationships with heater and equipment manufacturers, and their focused
attention on the needs of customers, to deliver smoothly operating systems and
applications, and maximum production, to processors that choose
Paratherm.
Contact:
Jim Oetinger
Paratherm Corporation
4
Portland Road, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 USA
Phone: 800-222-3611 or
610-941-4900
Web: http://www.paratherm.com/heat_transfer_fluids.asp
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