Technical evaluation of a glycerol-based automotive cooling fluid 2010-36-0010
Nowadays, the vast majority of cooling fluid for automotive engines is composed of monoethyleneglycol, water and corrosion inhibitors. The increasing amount of glycerol from biodiesel production, combined with its propitious physical-chemical properties in aqueous solutions, make this co-product a potential substitute of monoethyleneglycol in automotive coolant systems. This study evaluated the technical viability of this substitution through laboratory tests, heat transfer performance tests on dynamometer (ATB) and field durability test.
Citation: Rezende, D., Vereza, F., Pereira, L., and Avila, R., "Technical evaluation of a glycerol-based automotive cooling fluid," SAE Technical Paper 2010-36-0010, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-36-0010. Download Citation
Author(s):
Daniel Rezende, Felipe Vereza, Leonardo Pereira, Ronaldo Avila
Affiliated:
Fiat Automóveis S.A.
Pages: 8
Event:
SAE Brasil 2010 Congress and Exhibit
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Heat transfer
Performance tests
Biodiesel
Coolants
Durability
Production
Corrosion
Water
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