Best-in-class high water content fire resistant hydraulic fluids
HFA or high water content fluids (HWCFs) are hydraulic fluids that combine the excellent fire-resistant properties of water with lubrication and corrosion protection from an additive concentrate. Because water is the major component (90% or more) of an HFA fluid, hydraulic equipment using this type of fluid must be capable of operating with a low-viscosity fluid.
Water hydraulic equipment, while able to operate with water as the hydraulic medium, will benefit from the use of an HFA concentrate. HFA concentrates lubricate valves, improve seal life, inhibit corrosion in components and piping, and control bacterial and fungal growth in the system.
Palmlub has developed HFA products for various applications including PALMOLUBRIC and PALMOTHERM fire-resistant hydraulic fluids for industrial applications, as well as PALMOLUBRIC and SAFELINE products developed specifically for longwall mining applications. These products outperform competitive alternatives in stability, bio-resistance, and corrosion prevention.
Key Benefits
- Superior Fire Resistant because of high water content
- Excellent corrosion inhibition
- Can be used in the whole range of water types up to 42°dH ( 750 ppm CaCO3)
- Inhibit bacteria and fungi growth
Applications
Hydraulic fluids with HFA technology have very low-flammability, and can be used in all industries where there is a major risk of fire (presence of a heat source at high temperature), for all high-pressure installations designed to operate with this type of aqueous product.
- Steel making industry: hot strip mills
- Hot forming
- Tire Industry
- Mining