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Hydraulic Fluid Compressibility vs. Boiling Point?

Thread starter getafix0
Start date Apr 17, 2008

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Apr 17, 2008

getafix0

Mechanical

Hi I was interested in understanding what went into the design of hydraulic fluids. I was wondering if there was a trade-off between compressibility and fluid boiling point or breakdown temperature. Is it an inverse direct relationship or something else? I am interested in Glycol based fluids.
Thank You