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RAW WATER QUALITY AND VALIDATED COOLING WATER ADDITIVES

1. VALIDITY

This document is valid for the following engine types:

• Wärtsilä® Vasa 32/32LN

• Wärtsilä® 20, Wärtsilä® 20DF
• Wärtsilä® 25, Wärtsilä® 25DF
• Wärtsilä® 26
• Wärtsilä® 31, Wärtsilä® 31DF, Wärtsilä® 31SG
• Wärtsilä® 32, Wärtsilä® 32GD, Wärtsilä® 32LG
• Wärtsilä® 34DF, Wärtsilä® 34SG, Wärtsilä® 34LPG
• Wärtsilä® 38
• Wärtsilä® 46, Wärtsilä® 46GD
• Wärtsilä® 46F, Wärtsilä® 46DF
• Wärtsilä® 46TSDF, Wärtsilä® 46TSSG
• Wärtsilä® 50, Wärtsilä ®50DF, Wärtsilä® 50SG, Wärtsilä® 50LPG
• Wärtsilä® 64

2. RAW WATER QUALITY

Raw water quality to be used in the closed cooling water circuits of engines has to meet the following
specification.

Property Unit Limit Test method reference

pH 1) - 6,5 – 8,5 EN ISO 10523, ASTM D1287
Hardness °dH max. 10 EN ISO 17294-2, ASTM D1126
Chlorides as Cl 1) mg/l max. 80 EN ISO 10304-1 / -2, ASTM D4327
Sulphates as SO4 mg/l max. 150 EN ISO 10304, ASTM D4327
Silica as SiO2 mg/l max. 100 EN ISO 11885, ASTM D6130
1)
If a Reverse Osmosis (RO) process is used, min. limit for pH is 6,0 based on the RO process operational principle.
The use of water originating from RO process further presumes that a max. content of 80 mg/l for chloride content
is achieved.

Use of raw water produced with an evaporator as well as a good quality tap water will normally ensure that an
acceptable raw water quality requirement is fulfilled, but e.g. untreated sea water and rain water are unsuitable
raw water qualities.

3. VALIDATED COOLING WATER ADDITIVES

Manufacturer Additive name Additive type

Alm International S.A. Diaprosim RD11 (RD11M) Sodium nitrite + borate
S.A. Arteco N.V. Havoline XLI Organic Acid Technology
Drew Marine Liquidewt Sodium nitrite + borate
Maxigard Sodium nitrite + borate
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Manufacturer Additive name Additive type

Chevron (Texaco + Caltex) Delo XLI Corrosion Inhibitor Organic Acid Technology
Concentrate (supersedes Havoline
XLI)
XL Corrosion Inhibitor Organic Acid Technology
Concentrate
Korves Oy Pekar J Organic Acid Technology
Kuwait Petroleum (Danmark) AS Q8 Corrosion Inhibitor Long-Life Organic Acid Technology

Marine Care B.V. Caretreat 2 Diesel Sodium nitrite + borate

Maritech AB Marisol CW Sodium nitrite + borate
Motul HD Cool Power Ultra Organic Acid Technology
Nalco Chemical Company TRAC102 Sodium nitrite + borate
TRAC118 Sodium nitrite + borate
Nalcool 2000 Sodium nitrite + borate
Shell Shipcare Cooling Water Treat Sodium nitrite + borate
Solenis Drewgard 4109 Sodium nitrite + borate
Suez Water Technologies & Solutions CorrShield NT4293 Sodium nitrite + borate
CorrShield NT4200 Sodium nitrite + borate
Total WT Supra Organic Acid Technology
Vecom Marine Alliance B.V. Cool Treat NCLT Sodium nitrite + borate
Wilhelmsen Chemicals AS Dieselguard NB Sodium nitrite + borate
Rocor NB liquid Sodium nitrite + borate
Cooltreat AL Organic Acid Technology
Engine Water Treatment 9-108 Sodium nitrite + borate
Nalfleet 2000 Sodium nitrite + borate

In order to prevent corrosion in the cooling water system, the instructions of right dosage and concentration of
active corrosion inhibitors should always be followed. The information can be found in the table below.

Product designation Dosage per 1 Concentration of active corrosion inhibitor

m³ of system
capacity
Diaprosim RD11 (RD11M) 5 kg 1250 ppm as NO2
Havoline XLI 50 - 100 litres 1,8 – 3,7 Brix° of active compounds measured
with a supplier’s refractometer
XL Corrosion Inhibitor Concentrate 50 - 100 litres 1,8 – 3,7 Brix° of active compounds measured
with a supplier’s refractometer
Liquidewt 8 – 12 litres 470 – 700 ppm as NO2
Maxigard 16 – 30 litres 640 – 1200 ppm as NO2
Delo XLI Corrosion Inhibitor 50 - 100 litres 1,8 – 3,7 Brix° of active compounds measured
Concentrate with a supplier’s refractometer
Pekar J 20 litres 30 ppm as Mo
Q8 Corrosion Inhibitor Long-Life 50 – 100 litres 1.8 – 3.7 Brix° of active compounds measured
with a supplier’s refractometer
Caretreat 2 Diesel 6 - 10 litres 1500 – 2500 ppm as NO2
Marisol CW 6 – 9 litres 1000 – 1500 ppm as NO2
HD Cool Power Ultra 50 – 100 litres 1,8 – 3,7 Brix° of active compounds measured
with a supplier’s refractometer
TRAC102 32 – 48 litres 1000 - 1500 ppm as NO2
TRAC118 2.25 - 3.4 litres 670 - 1000 ppm as NO2
Nalcool 2000 32 – 48 litres 1000 - 1500 ppm as NO2
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Product designation Dosage per 1 Concentration of active corrosion inhibitor

m³ of system
capacity
Shipcare Cooling Water Treat 32 – 48 litres 1000 - 1500 ppm as NO2
Drewgard 4109 16 – 30 litres 640 – 1200 ppm as NO2
Corrshield NT4293 10 litres 670 – 1000 ppm as NO2
CorrShield NT4200 10 litres 670 – 1000 ppm as NO2
WT Supra 50 - 100 litres 1,8 – 3,7 Brix° of active compounds measured
with a supplier’s refractometer
Cool Treat NCLT 6 - 10 litres 1500 – 2500 ppm as NO2
Dieselguard NB 2,0 – 4,8 kg 1000 - 2400 ppm as NO2
Rocor NB Liquid 9,5 - 24 litres 1000 - 2400 ppm as NO2
Cooltreat AL 50 – 100 litres 1,8 – 3,7 Brix° of active compounds measured
with a supplier’s refractometer
Engine Water Treatment 9-108 2,25 – 3,4 litres 670 - 1000 ppm as NO2
Nalfleet 2000 32 - 48 litres 1000 - 1500 ppm as NO2

Note 1: For many products the recommended minimum and maximum limits are listed in the table above.
Since the amount of active corrosion inhibitors, especially nitrites, is decreasing during the service
of engines, the engine manufacturer recommends to start the dosage from the upper level of indicated
range.
Note 2: The nitrite content of nitrite-based cooling water additives tends to decrease in use. The risk of local
corrosion increases substantially when nitrite content goes below the recommended limit.
Note 3: Cooling water additive manufacturers can indicate the required nitrite content measured either as
sodium nitrite (NaNO2) or as nitrite (NO2). 1 mg/l as NO2 equals to 1.5 mg/l as NaNO2.
Note 4: Nitrite based cooling water additives are not offering a good protection against corrosion for
aluminium and its alloys and thus the use of such products can’t recommended for cooling systems
containing those construction materials.
Note 5: Different cooling water additives shall not be mixed with each other, but if it is desired to start to use
another cooling water additive, the one being used shall be drained from the system before filling
another product. If the cooling water system is dirty, it shall be flushed with good quality water or if
needed use additional chemicals to remove possible deposits, like grease, oil, rust, etc. Though many
cooling water additives are chemically compatible with each other, these can contain e.g. polymers
which can loosen existing deposits from the cooling water system. When the loose deposits become
suspended in the cooling water, they can attach to engine component surfaces, e.g. cylinder head and
will then cause detrimental effects in terms of heat transfer decline, clogging of small diameter water
channels and deposit formation leading to local overheating and corrosion.

In addition to the concentration of active corrosion inhibitor specified in the previous table, treated cooling
water shall meet the following quality requirements:

Property Unit Recommended Condemning Analysis standard reference

level limit
pH - 8 - 11 min. 7,5, max. 11,5 EN ISO 10523, ASTM D1287
Hardness °dH max. 10 max. 10 EN ISO 17294-2, ASTM D1126
Chlorides as Cl mg/l max. 50 max. 80 EN ISO 10304-1 / -2, ASTM D4327
Sulphates as SO4 mg/l max. 100 max. 150 EN ISO 10304, ASTM D4327
Silica as SiO2 mg/l max. 100 max. 150 EN ISO 11885, ASTM D6130
Iron mg/l max. 1 - EN ISO 17294-2
Copper mg/l max. 1 - EN ISO 17294-2
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4. USE OF GLYCOL

If a freezing risk exists, glycol needs to be added to cooling water. However, in case there is no freezing risk,
the use of glycol in cooling water shall be avoided due to its detrimental effect on heat transfer. Since glycol
alone does not protect the engine and cooling water system against corrosion, additionally a validated cooling
water additive must always be used. All validated cooling water additives are compatible with glycol.

Ready-to-use mixtures of commercial coolant brands containing both glycol and corrosion inhibitors are not
allowed to use. Those are typically designed to be used as strong (~ 30 –) 50% / 50 (~ 70) % mixtures. However,
in Wärtsilä engines normally a much lower glycol amount is adequate to protect the cooling water system
against freezing. The outcome of decreasing the glycol amount is that simultaneously also the concentration
of corrosion inhibitors will decrease to too low level resulting in an increased risk of corrosion.

The amount of glycol in closed cooling water system shall always be minimized since heat transfer of water
containing glycol has deteriorated significantly. The engine may therefore be subject to additional output
derating when using glycol in the cooling water, see document DMTA00044163 for more information.

Instead of ready-to-use glycol-corrosion inhibitor mixtures a pure commercially available monopropylene

glycol (MPG) or monoethyleneglycol (MEG) has to be used when a freezing risk exists. So called industrial
quality of both glycol types is allowed to use, but MPG is considered to be a more environmentally friendly
alternative.

5. VALIDATED COOLING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS: WÄRTSILÄ WATER

CONDITIONER UNIT

As an alternative to the validated cooling water additives, the Wärtsilä Water Conditioner Unit (WWCU) can
also be used to treat cooling water of engines’ closed water circuits. WWCU is based on the Enwamatic EMM
cooling water treatment system, but includes a number of new features based on Wärtsilä design.

The WWCU protects the engine from corrosion without any chemicals. It acts as a side stream filtration and
water treatment unit and includes the following functions: corrosion protection, scale control, filtration, control
of bacterial growth and air separation.

For more information, contact Wärtsilä.