The particulate contamination degree of aviation coolants (ACs) is overestimated commonly because the bubbles in ACs are erroneously recognized as particulate contaminants during the measurement process. In this work, the factors that influence the foam behavior and contamination degree of ACs are investigated. It is evidenced that the foam behavior of ACs is basically unaffected by the ratio of glycol to water of the base solution, which, however, is highly influenced by the organic additive. Also, the more the organic additive arranged at the gas-liquid interface, the lower the surface tension of glycol aqueous (GA) solution and the higher the contamination degree. Furthermore, the foam characteristics and contamination degree of ACs are highly affected by the working conditions, such as airflow, operating temperature, and gas pressure. Besides, the defoaming rate can be accelerated by adding an antifoaming agent or ultrasonic processing; however, the defoaming effect of the natural static method and pressuring positively treatment is disappointing. To further improve the defoaming effect, several efficient synergetic methods of defoaming have been proposed.
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