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Title: Development of polyvinylether refrigeration oil for hydrofluorocarbon air-conditioning systems

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OSTI ID:649459
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  1. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan). Lubricants Research Lab.

Polyolestor (POE) poses capillary tube blockage problems when it is used as an air-conditioner refrigeration oil. A polyvinylether (PVE) oil has been developed to settle such problems. The causes of blockage were determined by analyzing capillary tubes after testing them with PVE and POE in the laboratory and in actual equipment. PVE was confirmed to have superior performance over POE with respect to resistance of capillary tube blockage.

OSTI ID:
649459
Report Number(s):
CONF-980123-; TRN: IM9825%%72
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1998 ASHRAE winter meeting, San Francisco, CA (United States), 17-21 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of ASHRAE transactions 1998. Volume 104, Part 1B: Symposium papers; PB: 1162 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English