THERMINOL 66

heat transfer fluid

Proven performance
for high-temperature,
low-pressure applications

- 3 to 345 C
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(27° to 650°F)
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maximums can provide long service life under most operating
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Eastman Therminol 66 heat transfer fluid
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offers outstanding high-temperature Actual fluid life is dependent on the total system design and

performance to 345°C (650°F), including operation and can vary by heat transfer fluid chemistry. As fluid
ages, the formation of low- and high-boiling compounds may
excellent thermal stability and low vapor result. Low-boiling compounds should be vented from the
pressure. These properties result in reliable, system as necessary to a safe location away from personnel and
consistent performance of heat transfer sources of ignition and in compliance with applicable regulations
and laws. The high-boiling compounds can be very soluble in
systems over long periods of time. Therminol
the fluid. Significant overheating or fluid contamination will
66 performance is proven through many years accelerate decomposition and may result in increased high-
of industrial experience under a wide range of boiler and solids concentrations. Excess solids can typically be
operating conditions. No heat transfer fluid filtered for removal.

material in the world has had more success Eastman recommends that systems utilizing Therminol 66
than Therminol 66. fluid should be blanketed with an atmosphere of inert gas to
protect against the effects of fluid oxidation on its performance
Therminol 66 is available globally. Contact your and life expectancy. Pressure relief device(s) should be installed
local Eastman Therminol sales representative for where required.

more information. Therminol 66 is noncorrosive to metals commonly used in

the construction of heat transfer systems.

While Therminol 66 has a relatively high flash point, it is not

classified as a fire-resistant heat transfer fluid. Consequently, the
use of protective devices may be required to minimize fire risk,
and users of Therminol 66 should check with their safety and
risk management experts for specific instructions.
Typical propertiesa
Appearance Clear, pale yellow liquid
Composition Modified terphenyl
Maximum bulk temperature 345°C (650°F)
Maximum film temperature 375°C (705°F)
Normal boiling point 359°C (678°F)
Pumpability, at 300 mm /s (cSt)
2
11°C (52°F)
Pumpability, at 2000 mm2/s (cSt) –3°C (27°F)
Flash point, COC (ASTM D-92) 184°C (363°F)
Flash point, PMCC (ASTM D-93) 170°C (338°F)
Autoignition temperature (ASTM E-659) 374°C (705°F)
Autoignition temperature (DIN 51794) 399°C (750°F)
Pour point (ASTM D-97) –32°C (–25°F)
Minimum liquid temperatures for fully developed turbulent flow (NRe > 10,000)
10 ft/sec, 1-in. tube (3.048 m/s, 2.54-cm tube) 72°C (162°F)
20 ft/sec, 1-in. tube (6.096 m/s, 2.54-cm tube) 53°C (128°F)
Minimum liquid temperatures for transitional region flow (NRe > 2000)
10 ft/sec, 1-in. tube (3.048 m/s, 2.54-cm tube) 35°C (96°F)
20 ft/sec, 1-in. tube (6.096 m/s, 2.54-cm tube) 26°C (78°F)
Coefficient of thermal expansion at 200°C 0.000819/°C (0.000455/°F)
Total acidity (ASTM D-664) <0.2 mg KOH/g
Average molecular weight 252
Pseudocritical temperature 569°C (1056°F)
Pseudocritical pressure 24.3 bar (353 psia)
Pseudocritical density 317 kg/m3 (19.8 lb/ft3)
Chlorine content, ppm (DIN 51577) <10 ppm
Copper corrosion (ASTM D-130) << 1a
Moisture content, maximum (ASTM E-203) 150 ppm
Dielectric constant @ 23ºC (ASTM D-924) 2.61
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These data are based on samples tested in the laboratory and are not guaranteed for all samples. Contact us for complete sales specifications for
Therminol 66 fluid. Does not constitute an express warranty. See disclaimer on the back page of this bulletin.

To create your own customized table

with preferred properties, units of measure,
and temperature intervals, visit
Therminol.com/resources
and download the Therminol heat transfer fluid calculator.

For technical service, visit the contact page of our website, Therminol.com.
Liquid properties of Therminol® 66 heat transfer fluid by temperaturea
(SI units)
Liquid Liquid
Liquid heat Heat of Liquid thermal Vapor
Temperature density capacity vaporization enthalpyb conductivity Liquid viscosityc pressured
°C °F kg/m3 kJ/(kg·K) kJ/kg kJ/kg W/(m·K) cP (mPa·s) cSt (mm2/s) kPa
–3 27 1023 1.49 415.6 22.0 0.1180 2050 2000 —
0 32 1021 1.49 414.3 26.0 0.1183 1320 1300 —
10 50 1015 1.53 409.6 41.2 0.1179 344 339 —
20 68 1008 1.56 405.0 56.6 0.1176 123 122 —
30 86 1002 1.60 400.5 72.4 0.1172 55.6 55.5 —
40 104 995 1.63 396.1 88.5 0.1167 29.5 29.6 —
50 122 989 1.66 391.8 105.0 0.1163 17.6 17.8 —
60 140 982 1.70 387.5 121.8 0.1158 11.5 11.7 —
70 158 975 1.73 383.3 139.0 0.1152 8.06 8.26 0.011
80 176 969 1.77 379.2 156.5 0.1147 5.93 6.12 0.018
90 194 962 1.80 375.1 174.4 0.1141 4.55 4.73 0.030
100 212 955 1.84 371.1 192.6 0.1135 3.60 3.77 0.048
110 230 948 1.87 367.1 211.1 0.1128 2.92 3.08 0.077
120 248 941 1.91 363.2 230.0 0.1121 2.42 2.57 0.119
130 266 934 1.94 359.4 249.3 0.1114 2.05 2.19 0.181
140 284 928 1.98 355.5 268.9 0.1107 1.75 1.89 0.271
150 302 921 2.01 351.7 288.8 0.1099 1.52 1.65 0.400
160 320 914 2.05 347.9 309.1 0.1091 1.33 1.46 0.579
170 338 907 2.09 344.2 329.8 0.1083 1.18 1.30 0.827
180 356 899 2.12 340.4 350.9 0.1074 1.06 1.17 1.17
190 374 892 2.16 336.7 372.3 0.1065 0.950 1.06 1.62
200 392 885 2.19 332.9 394.0 0.1056 0.860 0.972 2.23
210 410 878 2.23 329.1 416.1 0.1046 0.784 0.893 3.02
220 428 870 2.27 325.3 438.6 0.1036 0.718 0.825 4.06
230 446 863 2.30 321.5 461.5 0.1026 0.661 0.766 5.39
240 464 856 2.34 317.7 484.7 0.1015 0.611 0.714 7.10
250 482 848 2.38 313.7 508.3 0.1004 0.567 0.669 9.25
260 500 840 2.42 309.8 532.3 0.0993 0.529 0.629 12.0
270 518 832 2.45 305.8 556.7 0.0982 0.495 0.594 15.3
280 536 825 2.49 301.7 581.4 0.0970 0.464 0.563 19.5
290 554 817 2.53 297.5 606.5 0.0958 0.437 0.535 24.5
300 572 809 2.57 293.2 632.0 0.0946 0.413 0.510 30.7
310 590 800 2.61 288.8 657.9 0.0933 0.391 0.488 38.2
320 608 792 2.65 284.3 684.2 0.0920 0.371 0.468 47.2
330 626 783 2.69 279.7 710.8 0.0906 0.353 0.450 57.9
340 644 775 2.73 274.9 737.9 0.0893 0.336 0.434 70.7
350 662 766 2.77 270.0 765.4 0.0879 0.321 0.420 85.7
360 680 757 2.81 264.9 793.2 0.0865 0.308 0.406 103
370 698 748 2.85 259.6 821.5 0.0850 0.295 0.395 124
Maximum recommended bulk temperature 345°C (650°F). These data are based on samples tested in the laboratory and are not guaranteed for all samples. Contact us for complete sales
a

specifications for Therminol 66 fluid. bLiquid enthalpy basis is –17.8ºC (0ºF). c1 cSt = 1 mm2/s and 1 mPa•s = 1 cP. d100 kPa = 1 bar
Liquid properties of Therminol® 66 heat transfer fluid by temperaturea
(English units)
Liquid
Liquid Heat of Liquid thermal Vapor
Temperature Liquid density heat capacity vaporization enthalpyb conductivity Liquid viscosityc pressured
°F °C lb/gal lb/ft3 Btu/(lb·°F) Btu/lb Btu/lb Btu/(ft·h·°F) lb/(ft·h) cSt (mm2/s) psia
27 –3 8.54 63.9 0.355 178.8 9.4 0.0684 5020 2000 —
40 4 8.50 63.6 0.361 177.3 14.1 0.0683 1680 681 —
60 16 8.44 63.1 0.370 175.1 21.4 0.0681 456 186 —
80 27 8.38 62.7 0.379 173.0 28.9 0.0678 172 70.8 —
100 38 8.32 62.2 0.388 170.8 36.5 0.0675 81.2 33.7 —
120 49 8.26 61.8 0.397 168.7 44.4 0.0672 44.9 18.8 —
140 60 8.19 61.3 0.406 166.7 52.4 0.0669 27.9 11.7 —
160 71 8.13 60.8 0.415 164.7 60.6 0.0666 18.8 7.97 0.0016
180 82 8.07 60.4 0.424 162.7 69.0 0.0662 13.5 5.76 0.0029
200 93 8.01 59.9 0.434 160.8 77.6 0.0658 10.1 4.37 0.0051
220 104 7.94 59.4 0.443 158.9 86.4 0.0654 7.91 3.44 0.0086
240 116 7.88 59.0 0.452 157.0 95.3 0.0650 6.36 2.78 0.0142
260 127 7.82 58.5 0.462 155.2 104.5 0.0646 5.23 2.31 0.0229
280 138 7.75 58.0 0.471 153.3 113.8 0.0641 4.39 1.95 0.0360
300 149 7.69 57.5 0.480 151.5 123.3 0.0636 3.74 1.68 0.0556
320 160 7.62 57.0 0.490 149.7 133.0 0.0631 3.23 1.46 0.0840
340 171 7.56 56.5 0.499 147.9 142.9 0.0625 2.82 1.29 0.125
360 182 7.49 56.1 0.509 146.1 153.0 0.0620 2.49 1.15 0.182
380 193 7.43 55.6 0.519 144.3 163.3 0.0614 2.22 1.03 0.262
400 204 7.36 55.1 0.528 142.5 173.7 0.0608 2.00 0.935 0.370
420 216 7.29 54.5 0.538 140.7 184.4 0.0602 1.80 0.854 0.517
440 227 7.22 54.0 0.548 138.9 195.2 0.0595 1.64 0.784 0.712
460 238 7.15 53.5 0.558 137.0 206.3 0.0588 1.50 0.725 0.969
480 249 7.08 53.0 0.568 135.2 217.6 0.0581 1.38 0.674 1.30
500 260 7.01 52.5 0.578 133.3 229.0 0.0574 1.28 0.629 1.73
520 271 6.94 51.9 0.588 131.3 240.7 0.0567 1.19 0.591 2.28
540 282 6.87 51.4 0.598 129.4 252.5 0.0559 1.11 0.557 2.97
560 293 6.79 50.8 0.608 127.4 264.6 0.0551 1.04 0.527 3.84
580 304 6.72 50.2 0.618 125.3 276.8 0.0543 0.974 0.500 4.92
600 316 6.64 49.7 0.628 123.2 289.3 0.0535 0.918 0.477 6.24
620 327 6.56 49.1 0.639 121.0 302.0 0.0527 0.867 0.456 7.85
640 338 6.48 48.5 0.649 118.7 314.9 0.0518 0.822 0.438 9.81
660 349 6.40 47.9 0.660 116.4 327.9 0.0509 0.781 0.421 12.2
680 360 6.32 47.3 0.671 113.9 341.3 0.0500 0.744 0.406 15.0
7 700 00 371 6.23 46.6 0.682 111.4 354.8 0.0491 0.711 0.393 18.4