Cool Flash

NOVEMBER 16TH, 2009, EDITION NR. 17

Caldic UK and Zitrec EDITORIAL

This CoolFlash opens with some more info from our distributor in the UK . One will also notice that we have started with a new series of technical articles Heat transfer fluids in comparison. Besides this we also want to provide you with a more practicle technical article being The use of a refractometer for Zitrec A and with some more info from the field. I hope you will find these articles interesting and useful. Enjoy reading. Katelijne Boens

By Cliff Saunders Caldic UK Ltd have been distributing chemicals in the UK since 1988 when the parent company, Caldic Chemie bv of Rotterdam, purchased Sheppey chemicals, a small regional chemical distribution company. Since then, Caldic UK have grown into an 18 million turnover company offering specialty and commodity chemicals to all industry sectors. In 1995 we moved to our purpose built distribution depot at Chesterfield and have continued to expand on this site since. As producers and distributors of automotive coolants in Holland we first started dealing with Arteco in January 2003, selling their range of antifreezes as a bolt on to our already expanding coolant business. Heat transfer fluids were seen as a natural expansion of our product range and in June 2006 we placed our first order for Zitrec. Since then we have continued to grow and develop the heat transfer fluid business selling these products mainly into the Solar panel and Ground source heat pump (GSHP) markets. The product is marketed by our commodity chemicals division headed by Cliff Saunders and the sales team consists of Rod Seed (not in the picture), John Dean (not in the picture) and

IN THIS EDITION :
Caldic UK Heat transfer fluids in comparison Part 1 Exhibition marathon for FRAGOL and ZITREC Read in the press 1-2 3-4

Caldic sales team (from left to right): Lynn Yates, Julie Bradshaw, Cliff Saunders (Business Manager), Sarah Barnes

Zitrec AC : Use of a 6-7 refractometer Our distributors in Europe 8

Sarah Barnes, these are backed up by our internal sales order processing team of Julie Bradshaw and Lynn Yates. 2009 has seen a downturn in the GSHP market, due to the credit crunch and customers going out of business, but even with these difficult market conditions we are still developing new accounts especially in the GSHP business. This market

From Arteco to Zitrec

Q uality checks are essential to assure a good product quality.

They are performed on every batch which is produced and on every truck leaving our production facilities. It should however not end here, quality checks on the product are also important when it is doing the work in the application.

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Caldic UK and Zitrec (contd)

By Cliff Saunders sector is expected to continue to grow over the next 20 years as consumer pressure and European legislation push this industry forward. Another area of growth that is becoming more popular is the underfloor heating installations and many GSHP companies are incorporating this application into their portfolio. These applications are ideal for the Zitrec range as the Organic acid technology inhibitor package used does not deposit a protective layer on the internal surfaces of the systems, therefore, maintaining the optimum heat transfer capabilities of the system. Traditional Inhibitor packs will, over time, deposit a layer of inhibitors on internal surfaces which can reduce heat transfer by up to 27%. We currently receive concentrated product (Zitrec LC) in bulk, this is packed down into IBCs and stored on site, dilution is carried out here and the finished product packed into, mostly, 20 litre drums but sales in IBCs are increasing. For the future, we aim to increase sales in 2010 back to last years levels and build on this to necessitate constructing a tank farm with in line dilution and blending facilities.

New offices under construction

New drums for Zitrec F

By Katelijne Boens Until now, Zitrec F was sold in Arteco drums or in black drums. As of January 2010, we will start to use new drums. To make a clear distinction between foodgrade products and our other products, we chose to go for a somewhat different drum. Our current Arteco drum is completety blue with our new Arteco logo in white. The new Zitrec F drum is coated on the inside and blue and red on the outside (see picture on the right). The labels on the drums however will not change, these will remain the same and you will still find the label on there with FDA approved ingredients.

The new Zitrec F drum

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Heat transfer fluids in comparison Part 1

By Tom Lansbergen As already mentioned in the Editorial, we are starting again with a series of articles on a specific topic. This time we want to provide you with the necessary info on how you can compare different heat transfer fluids. When comparing all available heat transfer fluids, the final goals to reach are to transport as much heat as possible with a minimal volume flow, to achieve a low pressure drop to reduce pumping power, and to have a fluid with a high heat transfer coefficient in order to get the most optimal heat transfer in heat exchangers (with a low temperature difference). How can all these be achieved? As soon as the heat transfer fluid is selected, the potential of the installation is determined. Why? Because the fluid is the energy transportation medium, and its characteristics will determine what is possible. As economical and technical limitations play a role in all system design, the heat transfer medium is often more important than generally recognized. All too often engineers tend to select a heat transfer fluid they are familiar with, rather than reevaluating the spectrum of different types of heat transfer fluids available. An example: as the base fluid determines the thermo-physical properties of the fluid, it is not necessary to compare different ethylene glycols with each other. Within the group of ethylene glycols, it is more important to compare inhibitor performances with each other. Lets look at all these goals mentioned above one by one. Heat transport capability and fluid volume flow. To express how much heat can be transported by a liter of fluid, we can use a well-known formula: Q= cv V dT If one was to consider a heat exchanger where the amount of heat Q needs to be exchanged that is, needs to be carried from the heat exchanger by the fluid then the fluids volumetric heat capacity cv, the desired temperature difference between inlet and outlet will determine the volume flow needed to get the job done. Therefore, the bigger cv the more Q can be exchanged; or with a certain Q and dT desired, volume flow will be determined by selecting a certain heat transfer fluid. The volumetric heat capacity itself can be calculated from readily available data for heat transfer fluids: cv=cp

Q = Heat [kJ] cv = specific heat capacity at constant volume [kJ/LK] V = volume [L] dT = temperature difference [K] cp = specific heat capacity at constant pressure [kJ/kgK] = density [kg/L]

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Heat transfer fluids in comparison Part 1 (contd)

By Tom Lansbergen

To calculate this correctly, one has to look up both density () and (cp) for the fluid temperature in question. These can be found in Zitrec Engineering Data, which can be requested through our www.zitrec.com website. In general, one will find that aqueous heat transfer fluids which exchange heat without going through a phase change are much more capable of transporting large quantities of heat with a lower fluid flow

Specific volumetric heat at 0C versus Freezing Point

4500 4300 Specific Heat (J/kg.K) at 0C 4100 3900 3700 3500 3300 3100 2900 2700 2500 -60 -50 -40 -30 Freezing point (C) -20 -10 0
Zitrec S Zitrec L Zitrec M Ethanol CaCl2

In above graph, the X axis are the freezing points of the fluids at which we will determine the specific volumetric heat at 0C. A conclusion to be drawn from this graph is that with lower freezing points, the volumetric heat capacity of all heat transfer fluids goes down. This is the impact of the anti-freeze component added to water which can be glycol, salt or CaCl2. This freezing point however is not selected randomly but is dictated by other factors that govern in the engineering phase (perhaps the same fluid is cooled somewhere else down to -40C). A nice conclusion to be drawn from this point of view, is that CaCl2 does not necessarily offer the desired volumetric heat capacity benefits toward much less corrosive fluids such as Zitrec S.

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Exhibition marathon for FRAGOL and ZITREC

By Gernot Krakat From 11th to 15th May 2009 the ACHEMA exhibition was organised in Frankfurt am Main. ACHEMA is the leading fair in chemical engineering, biotechnology and environmental protection. FRAGOL was coexhibitor on the Stand of Solutia Inc. and presented the widest range of heat transfer fluids in Europe. This years overriding theme at the ACHEMA was process efficiency, i.e. the efficient use of energy and raw materials. Thus OAT-Technology and the Zitrec products were one of the main topics of conversation with our visitors. According to the information of the ACHEMA organizers this years exhibition was more international than ever before. 46,6% of the exhibitors and 25% of the visitors came from abroad. More than 50% of the visitors were engineers and technicians, the proportion of the senior managers made 34%, so a lot of decision makers use the ACHEMA as a tie braker. Dismounting of our stand in Frankfurt am Main on Friday, the stand was to be built up next day in Hannover for the following week. Being the worlds foremost trade fair for the forestry and wood industries, Ligna 2009 took place from 18th to 22nd of May in Hannover. With more than 83 000 visitors from more than 90 countries the number of guests was higher then expected. Designers and operators of biomass and wood-fired power stations wanted to be informed on our stand about OAT and the ZITREC products for their cooling systems, same as the producer in the wood industries did. In terms of numbers of visitors and quality of discussions, both fairs exceeded our expectations by far. Now its time to convert the discussions into fresh orders. The next ACHEMA exhibition in Frankfurt am Main is scheduled from 18th to 22nd June 2012, and the next LIGNA in Hannover from 30th May to 03rd June 2011.

READ

IN THE

PRESS

Energy saving solutions ... A hot item in the cooling industry

In this article, the author gives an overview on what a supermarket can do in the shop itself and in the non-public zones. In the shop, more and more supermarkets start to put again glass doors on their cooling and freezing units. By using these, a supermarket can decrease the number of defrosting cycles needed and thus saving energy. It is also recommended to use sliding doors and certain foils to prevent freezing on the glass doors. Source Cool & Comfort, June 2009

No gamble with R22 replacement

Proctor & Gamble has chosen R422D as replacement for R22 at its production facilities in Warsaw, not only for environmental reasons, but also for economic reasons. Source ACR News , September 2009

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Zitrec AC : Determination of inhibitor concentration in a water based liquid using a hand-held refractometer
By Steven Poppe The quality of the product is not only important when it enters the installation, but also when it is in service. Therefore it is important to perform regular quality checks. There are different ways of checking the product quality but with this article we want to inform you what you can already check with a simple hand-held refractometer, but lets start of with some general info. How does a refractometer work? When light enters a liquid, it changes direction, and this is called refraction. Refractometers measure the degree to which the light changes direction and correlates them to an index, for example Brix. Since Brix is related to the concentration of solved solids, it could be a measure for concentration of solved matter in certain solutions. The only thing that has to be done is looking for a correlation between the Brix index and the real concentration of solved matter.

Refractometer scale reading of a Brix refractometer (left) and of a glycol refractometer (right)

Applications for refractometers Brix is widely used in the food industry for measuring the approximate amount of sugars in fruits, vegetables, juices, wine, soft drinks and in the sugar manufacturing industry. But this is not the only application: Brix can also be used to determine the concentration of Zitrec AC in water based solutions!! Use of a Brix refractometer to determine the inhibitor levels of Zitrec AC in a water based liquid So the only thing needed is a calibration curve, because the % Brix has to be correlated with the concentration of Zitrec AC. This calibration curve is now available, which means that taking a few drops of the Zitrec A solution is sufficient for a relatively accurate measurement of the Zitrec AC dosage in the system. Important is that the calibration curve has been set-up at 20C, so the measurement of the sample has to be done as well at 20C. Secondly, the system must be free of glycol, since glycol is causing a significant shift in the Brix reading on the refractometer. Table 1 on the next page shows the correlation between % Brix and % Zitrec AC.

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Zitrec AC : Determination of inhibitor concentration in a water based liquid using a hand-held refractometer (contd)
Table 1 : Correlation between % Brix and % Zitrec AC

% Brix @ 20C 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 1,8 1,9 2,0 2,1

Conversion table of % Brix into % Zitrec AC % Zitrec AC % Brix @ 20C 1,5 2,3 1,8 2,4 2,1 2,5 2,4 2,6 2,7 2,7 3,0 2,8 3,3 2,9 3,6 3,0 3,9 3,1 4,2 3,2 4,5 3,3 4,8 3,4 5,1 3,5 5,4 3,6 5,7 3,7 6,0 3,8 6,3 3,9

% Zitrec AC 6,9 7,2 7,5 7,8 8,1 8,4 8,7 9,0 9,3 9,6 9,9 10,2 10,5 10,8 11,1 11,4 11,7

Since the % Brix seems to be linear with the concentration of Zitrec AC in the normal recommended concentration range (5-10% Zitrec AC), the Brix reading multiplied by factor 3 represents the concentration of Zitrec AC.

New product brochures and Zitrec labels available soon!

By Katelijne Boens At this moment we are working hard to develop some new product brochures. Until now, we had a separate brochure for Zitrec FC and Zitrec S. We will extend the product brochure range with four new brochures, being Zitrec AC, Zitrec LC, Zitrec MC and an overall product range brochure. The new brochures should definitely be available by the end of this year. Next to that we are also planning another print run of the Zitrec-label This unit is charged with....

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For Germany & Austria:

Fragol
www.fragol.de

Tel +49-208 300 02 63 waermetraeger@fragol.de Tel +49-2841 95306 gdmoers@gasco.de

For Germany:

Gasco Deutschland
www.gasco-group.com

For the Netherlands

Brenntag Nederland BV
www.brenntag.nl

Tel. +31 (0) 35 5889366 TvanElsen@brenntag.nl

Tel +31-15.251.72.72 gndelft@gasco.be Tel +41-62.758.22.22 info@strub-lube.ch Tel +44-1246.59.39.16 C.saunders@caldic.com Tel +39-2.72.56.01 info@carini.it Tel +33-4.72.22.16.00 fluide@brenntag.fr Tel.: +34 932231377 lluisgiralt@gas-servei.com Tel +353-866.02.89.06 info@totalfluidsolutions.com Tel +46-33.23.18.80 (Sweden) Tel +47-69.10.25.00 (Norway) Tel +45-43.29.28.00 (Denmark)

For the Netherlands :

Gasco Nederland
www.gasco-group.com

For Switzerland :

Strub +Co AG
www.strub-lube.ch

For United Kingdom:

Caldic UK, Ltd

www.caldic.com

For Italy:

Pietro Carini S.p.A

www.carini.it

For France:

Brenntag SA
www.brenntag.fr

For Spain:

Gas Servei SA
www.gas-servei.com

For Ireland:

Total Fluid Solutions, Ltd.

www.totalfluidsolutions.com

For Denmark, Sweden, Norway :

Brenntag Nordic HTF-group

main@brenntag-nordic.com

For Belgium

Brenntag NV
www.brenntag.be

Tel.+32 56 78 82 75 lieven.quidousse@brenntag.be

Coolflash : Katelijne Boens

info@arteco-coolants.com www.zitrec.com

Tel +32-9-240.73.20 Fax +32-9-240.73.24

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