ELECTRO-HYDRAU LIC CO NTROL FLU I D SPECI FICATION

1 General
This specification ind icates the req u i rements for new, u nused , fire-resista nt hyd raulic fluid
for Electro-Hyd ra u l i c Control ( E HC) systems i n steam & gas tu rb i nes. I n add ition it
identifies the im porta nt fl u id properties in operatio n ; their l i m its i n use an d the m ethods by

wh ich they should be tested . Fi nall y it l ists the suppl iers of prod u cts cu rrently approved
against th is issue of the specification an d recom mends su itable del ivery terms.

2 New Fluid Req u i rements

2. 1 ) Composition :
The basestock for the flu id shall be 1 00% triaryl p hosphate (also known as a 'natural'
p hosp h ate ester). It m ay co nta i n small amounts of stabil isers, antifoams etc. Viscosity
index i m p rovers shall not be used as these can be removed by the con d itioning med i u m .

2.2) Technical S pecification

T h e requ i rements are shown i n Table 1 below.

Table-1 The specification requirements

for a fire-resistant ehc flu id based on a triaryl phosphate
Property

Density

*l3t

Kinematic viscosity

*613t
Pour point

r.frEmJJ ,
Water content

71<?!
Chlorine content

:li[*?!
Flash point

5 1 :Jc

MH I's Recomm ended

U nit

Lim it

Method of test

kg/dm3

1 .1 3

ASTM D 1 298
J IS K 2249
ISO 3675
ISO 1 21 85
IP 1 60

2
m m /s(cSt) at 40t

38. 0 - 46.0

ASTM D 445
J IS K 2283
ISO 31 04
IP71

oc

; -1 8.0

ppm

; 1 000

ppm

; 50

oc

250

ASTM 0 97
J IS K 2269
ISO 30 1 6
ASTM E 203
J I S K 2275
ISO 760
ASTM 0 4929
IP 5 1 0-2004
J P I-SS-64-2002
ASTM D 92
J IS K 2265
ISO 2592

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Property

Fire point

1l-
Autoignition
tern perature

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Unit

Lim it

oc

352

oc

620

?'A5B:k .
Acid number

{iffi

Color

5t

m g KOH/g

; 0 . 1

ASTM

; 1 .0

SAE

rflfrJ3r

fi::j{tmff

ASTM D 92
J IS K 2265
ISO 2592
ASTM D 286* 1 or
ASTM E 659*

ASTM D 664

Cleanliness

Volume-resistivity

Method of test

SAE AS 4059E
; Class 6
ISO 4406
(-/1 5/1 2)

J IS K 250 1
ISO 66 1 9
IP1 77
ASTM D 1 500
J IS K 2580
ISO 2049
IP 1 96
SAE ARP5376A
J IS B 9934
ISO 1 1 500

Q /cm

4.0 X 1 0 9

ASTM D 1 1 69
IEC 60247

ml

Report

ASTM D 892
J IS K 251 8
ISO 6247

mg KOH/g

Report

ASTM D 261 9

Foaming properties

at 24 C
(tendency/stability)

&tJvt;:'f?#E
Hydrolytic stability

*1
*2

ASTM D 286 i s a n o bsolete m ethod and is rep laced with E 659.

When ASTM E 659 is used as an alternative referee method, the minimum autoignition
temperature shall be 5200C .

Note also that not all the tests listed for each test parameter are identical and may give slightly
d ifferent results.

3 Purchasi ng i nformation
3. 1 ) Sources of Fluid
The sou rces of control fl u i d currently approved for use i n M H I ehc systems are l isted
below i n Ta ble-2 .

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Table-2 Sources of Electro-Hydraulic Control Fluids

Designation

Manufacturer

Reolube Turbofluid 46XC

Chemtura Corp.

Reolube TXP (flushing oil)

*Mobil Pyrotec HFD 46

Exxon Mobil

*Enersyn 0302M
BP Castro!

*Anvol PE 46XC
Anvol PE 46H R

Shell I nternational Petroleum

Company Limited

*Turbo DR46
Fyrq uel EHCN

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Fyrquel 220N (flushing oil)

Fyrq uel EHCN

Chevron Products Company

Fyrquel 220N (flushing oil)

Fyrquel EHC

Cosmo Oil Lubricants Co. , Ltd.

Fyrquel 220 (flushing oil)

Note: Astensk 1dent1fies rebranded products o f Chemtura Corporation's Reolube Turbofluid 46XC.

These products h ave shown the ca pability to m eet the req u i rements of the specification
th rough l aboratory screen ing and field tests. It is the responsibil ity of the purchaser,
however, to e n sure that the flui d used meets the req u i rements of the specification .

3.2) Fluid D e l ivery and Storage

The hyd raulic flu i d is suppl ied and shi p ped i n seal ed steel d rums of 55 U S gallons F"'208
l iter] capacity or 46 I mperial gallons (-2 1 0 l itres) su itably l ined (e.g. by Synthezi ne) to
avoid co nta m i n ati o n . U po n recei pt they should be handled with sufficient care to avoid
d ropping or d entin g the barrels to prevent rupture of the l i n i n g . Storage shall be i nsid e in
a dry location rel atively free of d ust and d i rt. E nsure that each d ru m is tightly sealed . The
top of each d ru m shall be covered with a seat cover o r s i m ilar. Before uncapping the
d ru m s to add flu i d to the hyd raulic power u n it reservoi r, thoroughly clean the d ru m tops
a nd caps with a suitable solvent (non-ch lori nated) to p revent introduci ng contam i nation
into the hyd ra u l i c system . The length o f o n-site storage sho u ld be m i n i m ized as much as
possible (a m axi m u m peri od of one year is suggested } .
New hydraulic flu i d s h a l l be pum ped i nto the e h c fluid reservoi r from d ru ms after passing
through a pol is h i n g fi lter (5 m icron (beta=1 000)). However, before using the transfer
p u mp and its fi ltration syste m , they should be tho roughly flushed with the ehc fl uid to
avoid conta m i n ation from resid ues and m i neral o i l . The flush o i l should be d isposed of i n
accordance with applica ble regu latio ns. Reseal a n d store em pty d rums for future use i n
the event the contro l flui d reservoi r needs d rai n i n g .
It is reco m m ended that o n ly ful l d rums b e used o r , i f the d ru m has been resealed a n d then
left for m onths before use, that the fl u id i n such a d ru m be checked before use.

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