This SAE Recommended Practice is applicable to all liquid-to-gas, liquid-to-liquid, gas-to-gas, and gas-to-liquid heat exchangers used in vehicle and industrial cooling systems. This document outlines the tests to determine durability characteristics of the heat exchanger under pressure cycling.1.1 PurposeThis document provides a test guideline for determining the durability of a heat exchanger under specified pressure-cycle conditions.
SAE J1597-2008 Referenced Document
SAE J1542 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Thermal Cycle Durability*, 2020-01-01 Update
SAE J1598 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Durability Under Vibration-Induced Loading*, 2021-08-01 Update
SAE J1597-2008 history
2021SAE J1597-2021 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Pressure Cycle Durability
2016SAE J1597-2016 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Pressure-Cycle Durability
2008SAE J1597-2008 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Pressure-Cycle Durability
1999SAE J1597-1999 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Pressure-Cycle Durability
1994SAE J1597-1994 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Pressure-Cycle Durability
1988SAE J1597-1988 Laboratory Testing of Vehicle and Industrial Heat Exchangers for Pressure Cycle Durability