Physical and chemical properties of refrigeration lubricants

Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20085685

Sunami, Motoshi

The physical and chemical properties of refrigeration lubricants are discussed. Although much attention has been focused on the performance of candidate lubricants for use with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in order to obtain satisfactory lubrication performance in compressors, the properties of the lubricants themselves have not been well discussed. In this paper, the properties of refrigeration lube base stocks and of lube-refrigerant mixtures are described, specifically the viscosity, density, and refrigerant solubility, the change in viscosity and density due to solution with HFCs, and the insulation properties of the base stocks and the refrigerant mixture.

• Research Organization: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
• OSTI ID: 20085685
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (US), 06/18/1999--06/23/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: ASHRAE Transactions: Technical and symposium papers presented at the 1999 annual meeting in Seattle, Washington of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.; Volume 105, Part 2, by Geshwiler, M.; Harrell, D.; Roberson, T. [eds.], 1360 pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
REFRIGERATING MACHINERY
LUBRICANTS
SOLVENT PROPERTIES
REFRIGERANTS
VISCOSITY
DENSITY
SOLUBILITY
FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
SPECIFICATIONS