Contact your regional account manager for more information
on any specialty fluid testing you are considering.

Specialty fluid analysis is based on the special requests of our customers and availability of testing can be determined by contacting your Fluid Life representative. Below is a listing of some of the specialty fluids that can be tested by our labs.

The main purpose of heat transfer fluids (HTF) is to provide indirect heating or cooling. Due to the typically high temperatures in many applications, oxidative and thermal degradation are of most common concern. Typical testing includes monitoring the Viscosity, Flash Point (decrease possibly due to thermal cracking; increase due to oxidation and extreme thermal cracking), Acid Number and Sediment.

Most fire resistant fluids (FRF) are of either synthetic oil (usually Phosphate Ester) or a water/glycol mixture. The synthetic Phosphate Esters have generally poor hydrolytic stability, and therefore, monitoring of actual water content by Karl Fischer titration is important. By nature of their purpose, high temperatures are also common, and monitoring of Acid or Base Number and Sediment (or ISO Particle Count) are also typically recommended. Water/Glycol fluids are monitored similar to standard coolant testing. (Water by Karl Fischer, Reserve Alkalinity, pH, Conductivity, etc.) Other tests may be recommended depending on the application and product type.

Fluid Life is able to perform select analyses on your greases. Ferrography, penetration tests and spectrometry are three of the most common analyses chosen to determine whether a grease is performing optimally.

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Specialty Fluid Analysis Testing and Evaluation.pdf