THEMAL CONDUCTIVITY VALUES FOR VARIOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF PR

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY in mW/mK

TEMPERATURE (PERCENT PROPYLENE GLYCOL)
F C K 75% 50% 25% 0%= H2O
70 21 294 257 354 461 604
75 24 297 258 357 465 608
80 27 300 259 359 468 612
85 29 303 260 361 472 615
90 32 305 262 363 475 619
95 35 308 263 366 479 623
100 38 311 264 368 482 626
105 41 314 265 370 486 630
110 43 316 266 372 489 634
115 46 319 268 375 493 638
120 49 322 269 377 496 641
125 52 325 270 379 500 645
130 54 328 271 381 503 649
135 57 330 273 384 507 653
140 60 333 274 386 510 656
145 63 336 275 388 514 660
150 66 339 276 391 517 664
155 68 341 278 393 521 667
160 71 344 279 395 525 671
165 74 347 280 397 528 675
170 77 350 281 400 532 679
175 79 353 283 402 535 682
180 82 355 284 404 539 686
185 85 358 285 406 542 690
190 88 361 286 409 546 694

Table based on equations and data from: Absolute Measurements of thermal Conductivity of Mixtures of Alkene-Gl
S. Avgoustiniatos and W. A. Wakeham in the International Journal of Thermophysics, Vol. 10, No. 6, 1989

As I mentioned in my article: Install Propylene Glycol with Confidence, the reduced thermal conductivity acts to red
a greater temperature difference between the average fluid temperature and the vessel wall.
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RATIO OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES

PROPYLENE GLYCOL MIX OVER WATER
75% 50% 25%
0.42 0.59 0.76
0.42 0.59 0.76
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.77
0.42 0.59 0.78
0.42 0.59 0.78
0.42 0.59 0.78
0.42 0.59 0.78
0.42 0.59 0.78
0.42 0.59 0.78
0.42 0.59 0.78
0.41 0.59 0.78
0.41 0.59 0.78
0.41 0.59 0.78
0.41 0.59 0.78
0.41 0.59 0.79
0.41 0.59 0.79

ctivity of Mixtures of Alkene-Glycols with Water by M.J. Assael, E Charitidou,

, Vol. 10, No. 6, 1989

hermal conductivity acts to reduce heat transfer by creating