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Use of Ethylene Glycol not recommended above 150°F/65°C. Refer to User Guidelines for details.
Warning: This combination of temperature and Ethylene-Glycol concentration is subject to freezing at standard atmospheric pressure.
Warning: This combination of temperature and Ethylene-Glycol concentration is subject to boiling at standard atmospheric pressure.
Warning: This combination of temperature and Ethylene-Glycol concentration results in an out-of-bounds error.
At coolant temperatures of 212°F/100°C up to 30% Ethylene Glycol concentration the solution is subject to boiling at standard atmospheric pressure.
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Turbulent Flow Basics
In a mold cooling system Turbulent water flow is much more efficient at removing heat than laminar flow. After turbulent flow is achieved, increasing the flow rate further yields more cooling benefit, but at a declining rate compared to water flow rate. The graph of "Steel Temperature vs. Coolant Flow" illustrates this point.
Often mold operators try to maximize the flow of water through their cooling systems to ensure turbulent flow. This practice increases water pumping cost and can also limit the amount of cooling water available for cooling other molds on the same cooling system circuit. A better practice is to ensure turbulent flow and sufficient cooling by using flow meters and FCI (Fluid Characteristic Indication) Technology. In this way an efficient cooling process can be realized using the minimum pumping capacity and energy.