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In chemical production, why are air compressor stations cooled by oil rather than water? What are the conditions under which oil cooling and water cooling are used?
It depends on the process conditions; the temperature for oil cooling is lower
It is determined based on the requirements of the production process
This post was last edited by taobc on 2011-7-18 21:34. Since the specific heat capacity of oil is even lower than that of water, the temperature drop in an oil-cooled system over a given period of time is much greater than that in a water-cooled system; therefore, oil cooling is used