Texatherm
Industrial heat transfer oil
Product Data Sheet
Product description Product highlights:
Texatherm is a proven performance highly refined, thermally stable paraffinic • Promotes energy efficient
petroleum oil, formulated for use as an industrial heat transfer fluid for closed and heat transfer
open heat transfer systems with forced circulation.
• Helps prevent harmful
sludge and coke formation
Customer benefits
• Assists rapid system
• Formulated to promote energy efficient heat transfer performance start-up
• Oxidation and thermal stability helps resist harmful sludge and coke formation
• Aids efficient low pressure
and contributes to long oil service life
operation
• Low temperature fluidity assists rapid system start-up
• Low vapour pressure at elevated temperatures helps minimise evaporation,
vapour lock and pump cavitation
• Efficient low pressure operation avoids the need for expensive high pressure
pipe-work and heat exchanger systems
Applications
• May be used in heat transfer systems in industrial drying applications, rubber
and plastics manufacture, heating of asphalt and fuel oil tanks, food processing,
cooking and canning, factory heating, manufacture of soap, resin, glue, dyes,
paints, pharmaceuticals and grease, wood laminate, fibre board and veneer
manufacture, agricultural heating and drying, and chemical, petroleum and
wax processing
• Maximum bulk oil temperature - 288°C
• Maximum film temperature on heater surfaces - 316°C
• Maximum temperature of oil surface in contact with air in open systems - 107°C
Systems must have forced circulation of the heat transfer fluid.
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Typical Key Properties
TEXATHERM
TEST TEST METHODS RESULTS
Viscosity Grade 32 46
Product Code 540510 540421
Kinematic viscosity at 40 °C, mm2/s ASTM D445 32.0 44.7
Viscosity Index ASTM D2270 102 >100
Density at 20 °C, kg/l ASTM D4052 0.86 0.864
Flash Point COC, °C ASTM D92 >200 >200
Pour Point, °C ASTM D97 -6 <-6
Air release at 50 °C, min. ASTM D3427 2.3 2.3
TAN, mg KOH/g ASTM D974 0.08 0.1
Foam Seq II, after blowing, ml ASTM D892 0 0
Foam Seq II, after 10 minutes, ml ASTM D892 0 0
Demulsibility at 54 °C, min. ASTM D1401 40-40-0 (15) 40-40-0 (10)
Service considerations
Certain precautions should be taken to ensure satisfactory performance of heat
transfer fluids in service:
System Cleanliness
The heat transfer system, whether new or used, should be thoroughly cleaned and
flushed with Texatherm before being placed in service. Sometimes this cleaning will
require the use of chemical cleaners, usually in the form of an alkaline cleaning
agent. These products are supplied, and are usually applied, by specialist industrial
cleaning companies. In use they are often mixed with very hot water and pumped
continuously through the system to remove deposits. If such chemical cleaners
mixed with water are used, all traces of water and the cleaner must be removed
from the system prior to it being brought back into service. Hot air blowing will
usually successfully remove residual water.
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Heat Transfer System Materials
Iron and steel are the preferred materials for heating system construction. Copper
and copper alloys should not be used in heat transfer systems with a hydrocarbon
fluid unless air (oxygen) is excluded from contact with the fluid by hermetic sealing
and/or an inert gas “blanket”.
The heater should be constructed with a minimum of refractory to improve thermal
response, and to reduce heat-soak into the fluid in case of pump failure.
System Seal
Hot heat transfer fluid must be prevented from contacting the air in the expansion
tank since air will cause rapid oxidation. To accomplish this, the expansion tank
should be located and piped so that fluid in it remains cool (below 55°C).
Hot Spots
The system should be free of hot spots which will degrade the fluid and cause the
formation of hard carbon deposits on the system surfaces. The fluid should be
circulated through the heater with a fully turbulent flow, with a surface speed
between 2 and 3 metres per second, depending on surface geometry and operating
temperature. The system should be designed so that:
1. The circulating pump is started before heat is applied to the heater
2. The circulating pump runs for some time after the heater is turned off
3. The heater will shut off in the event of circulating pump failure or the
development of excessive temperatures.
Full fluid flow must always be maintained through the heater, regardless of the
conditions at the heat exchanger. The system should be designed for the bypass of
fluid at the heat exchanger if the full fluid flow is not required there. This will
ensure that full fluid flow is retained at the heater.
In-Service Oil Testing
The viscosity, acid number, flash point and insolubles content of the in-service fluid
should be monitored regularly. Samples should be taken within a few days of start-
up, and every six months afterward. Generally, it is the rate of change of in-service
fluid properties which indicates the suitability of the fluid for further service.
This bulletin was prepared in good faith from the best information available at the time of issue. While the values and
characteristics are considered representative, some variation, not affecting performance, can be expected. It is the
responsibility of the user to ensure that the products are used in the applications for which they are intended.
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Environment, Health and Safety Information is available on this product in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and
Customer Safety Guide. Customers are encouraged to review this information, follow precautions and comply with laws
and regulations concerning product use and disposal. To obtain a MSDS for this product, visit www.caltexoils.com.
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