An antifreeze is an additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid. An antifreeze mixture is used to achieve freezing-point depression for cold environments. Common antifreezes also increase the boiling point of the liquid, allowing higher coolant temperature. However, all common antifreeze additives also have lower heat capacities than water, and do reduce water's ability to act as a coolant when added to it.
Because water has good properties as a coolant, water plus antifreeze is used in internal combustion engines and other heat transfer applications, such as HVAC chillers and solar water heaters. The purpose of antifreeze is to prevent a rigid enclosure from bursting due to expansion when water freezes. Commercially, both the additive (pure concentrate) and the mixture (diluted solution) are called antifreeze, depending on the context. Careful selection of an antifreeze can enable a wide temperature range in which the mixture remains in the liquid phase, which is critical to efficient heat transfer and the proper functioning of heat exchangers. Most if not all commercial antifreeze formulations intended for use in heat transfer applications include anti-corrosion and anti-cavitation agents (that protect the hydraulic circuit from progressive wear).
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Tech or The Tech may refer to:
- An abbreviation of technology or technician
- Tech Dinghy, an American sailing dinghy developed at MIT
- Tech (mascot), the mascot of Louisiana Tech University, U.S.
- Tech (river), in southern France
- "Tech" (Smash), a 2012 episode of TV series Smash
- The Tech (newspaper), newspaper at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- The Tech Interactive, formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation, or The Tech, a museum in San Jose, California, U.S.
- Tech Tower, a building at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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