During the operation of the heat transfer oil system, does the oil in the expansion tank mix with that in the system?
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During the operation of the heat transfer oil system, does the oil in the expansion tank mix with the oil in the system? Why? This post was last edited by *aohe8888 on 2009-2-25 at 13:39.]
Mixing is minimal, as the expansion tank system functions like a blind pocket; mixing can only occur through molecular diffusion and natural convection, which results in very little mixing.