A very bad question. There are thousands of thermal oils, manufactured and blended to meet operating specs, especially high, and low themperature.
Hydrogenated mineral oil, usually a paraffin base is used, which is a mixture of alkanes hydrogenated. If I had to answer this question, fifty years ago, the answer would be mineral oil.
What specific type of pallet lift is used in industrail plants?
In industrial plants, what specific type of oil is used as heating medium?
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