A-A-58018
9 Aug 1993
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
Recovery Unit, Anti-Freeze
Abstract. This Commercial Item Description (CID) describes an
anti-freeze recovery system which recycles engine coolants by
distillation.
Salient characteristics. The unit shall be portable and hoses
shall be provided for removing the contaminated coolant from
the radiator and over flow, draining coolant from the block and
replenishing the system. Additives shall be available and
easily capable of being added to the purified solution. The
recycled solution shall be capable of being held in a separate
reservoir and/or dispensed from the machine. Additives shall
be capable of being dispensed from the unit in order to restore
the proper silica and corrosion inhibitors. The unit shall be
designed and constructed for withstanding the strains, shocks
and vibrations incident to shipping and operations. The unit
shall be designed to be corrosion resistant.
The unit shall be supplied with a distillation process vessel,
a vacuum pump, a chiller, a outlet drain for the purified
anti-freeze, a container for the new coolant and a container
for the processed water.
Pump flow rate of 2-6 gallon per minute (gpm).
The pump and all accessories used on the unit shall be operable
from a 115 volt, 1 phase, 60 Hz, 20 amp output receptacle.
The unit shall be capable of distilling contaminated ethylene
glycol at a minimum rate of 1 gallon per hour. -
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for pulic release;
distribution is unlimited.
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