Fire resistant hydraulic fluids

Romans, J. B.; Little, R. C.

doi:10.1016/0379-7112(83)90004-8

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“…Such an observation was made by Little and co-workers in studies involving measurement of the flammability properties of hydraulic fluids (Little et al, 1991;Romans and Little, 1983). This is because the evaporation rate is expected to follow an inverse d 2 -law and, therefore, the smallest drops will have a disproportionate effect on the flammability.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The objective for designing and constructing our rotary atomizer is for the future application of generating and evaluating combustible liquid aerosol (Little et al, 1983a(Little et al, , 1983b(Little et al, , 1991Romans and Little, 1983). that finer aerosols are generated at greater disk speeds and thus combustible liquid aerosols should have greater flammability characteristics under these operating conditions.…”

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Critical Evaluation of Rotary Atomizer

Willauer¹,

Ananth²,

Hoover³

et al. 2006

Petroleum Science and Technology

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The flammability characteristics of jet fuel aerosols are critical to the development of fire-safe fuels. In efforts to design and characterize fire-safe fuels, an automated rotary atomizer has been constructed to produce fuel aerosols and measure their mist flammability properties. A particle analyzer has been coupled directly to the atomizer to provide drop size distribution information on the aerosols. The size distribution measurements provide crucial evidence regarding the droplet formation mechanism of the constructed atomizer. This paper focuses on the evaluation of water aerosols as a function of disk speed, flow rate to the atomizer, and liquid surface tension utilizing this instrumental design.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critical Evaluation of Rotary Atomizer

Willauer¹,

Ananth²,

Hoover³

et al. 2006

Petroleum Science and Technology

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“…It might also be possible to chemically alter the fluid to reduce fire risks. Chemical methods would include adding higher molecular weight substances to raise the flash point and increase droplet size (Romans and Little, 1983). The large shear forces involved in the normal operation of hydraulic systems will, however, rapidly degrade polymeric materials and thus the protection they provide.…”

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Petroleum-Based Hydraulic Fluids and Flammability

Mushrush¹,

Willauer²,

Bailey³

et al. 2006

Petroleum Science and Technology

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Hydraulic fluids for the most part are considered to be much less flammable than middle distillate fuels. Petroleum-based hydraulic fluids have high flash points, while water-based hydraulic fluids (because of their high water content) are definitely nonflammable. The major problem with water-based hydraulic fluids is corrosion. Petroleum-based fluids are much less corrosive and thus equipment lifetime is considerably increased. However, some petroleum-based hydraulic fluids have been observed to be a fire safety hazard in situations where high-pressure leaks can result in aerosol formation. These fire hazards cannot be adequately explained based solely on flash point considerations of the hydraulic fluids alone.

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