Text Box: “PRESSURIZATION, PRESSURE CAPS & RECOVERY SYSTEMS” © ISBN 0-9720927-4-9 TTS Publication No. 105 List price US $15.00 NOTE: This module is extracted from “The Engine Cooling System” and/or “Engine Coolants” The module DOES NOT provide information in addition to that contained in the books. Text Box: TABLE OF CONTENTS Heat transfer mechanisms affecting pressurization Convection (free and forced), boiling regimes Conduction Radiation Pressurization mechanisms Thermal expansion Localized boiling Dynamic pressure head Cooling system rigidity Effect of air and gas entrapment on pressurization and cavitation Effect of air and gas entrapment on corrosion inhibitor reactions and deposition Fatigue and burst pressure considerations Pressure - temperature profiles Identifying system problem areas from the pressure profile Pressure caps: functional characteristics, types, benefits and drawbacks Normally open (partial pressure) Normally closed (full pressure) Vent only System deaeration and degassing Coolant recovery systems, benefits and drawbacks