Kilfrost is demonstrating the benefits of inhibited glycols for use in refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heat pump systems at Chillventa this week.

Some heat transfer fluids have the potential to reduce the life span and reliability of systems due to corrosion, bacteria and scaling. However, Kilfrost says that its range of inhibited glycol-based heat transfer fluids exceed the ASTM D 1384-05 corrosion test standard, providing high levels of corrosion protection.

Kilfrost’s Cooltrans range is designed for secondary refrigerant and industrial cooling applications and includes:

• Cooltrans ^CT – A mono ethylene glycol based heat transfer fluid;
• Cooltrans Plus ^CTP – A mono propylene glycol based heat transfer fluid; and
• Cooltrans ^{Sustain CTS} – A bio-derived sustainably sourced propylene glycol based concentrate fluid.

CooltransSustain CTS is manufactured from corn-sugar-derived glycol which is both sustainable and completely recyclable. Not only does the fluid's production see a large reduction in the consumption of non-renewable energy, the product itself is readily biodegradable and has low toxicity.

Kilfrost’s Thermatrans range is designed to deliver higher resistance to degradation, scale, bacterial growth and corrosion. The product range includes:

• Thermatrans ^TT – A mono ethylene glycol (MEG) based concentrate fluid;
• Thermatrans ^TTP – A mono propylene glycol (MPG) based concentrate fluid; and
• Thermatrans ^{Sustain TTS} – A bio-derived sustainably sourced propylene glycol based concentrate fluid.

Thermatrans products are high performance, multi-component, inhibited heat transfer fluids designed to harness and transfer naturally occurring heat in both ground and air source heat pumps and solar thermal applications.

Chief executive of Kilfrost, Gary Lydiate, said: “The life span and longevity of any cooling or heating system depends on the quality of the heat transfer fluid used, as well as an efficient and rigorous maintenance regime. Reliable heating and cooling systems that are not subject to downtime or system failures improve the experience of the end user as well as the reputation of the system manufacturer and installer.”