Compatibility of refrigerants and lubricants with elastomers

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7080428· OSTI ID:7080428

Hamed, G R; Seiple, R H

Information contained in this reporters designed to assist the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry in the selection of suitable elastomeric gasket and seal materials that will prove useful in various refrigerant and refrigeration lubricant environments. Swell measurements have been made on approximately 50% of the proposed elastomers (94 total)in both the lubricant (7 total) and refrigerant (10 total) materials. Swell behavior in the these fluids have been determined using weight and in situ diameter measurements for the refrigerants and weight, diameter and thickness measurements for the lubricants. Weight and diameter measurements are repeated after 2 hours and 24 hours for samples removed from the refrigerant test fluids and 24 hours after removal from the lubricants.

• Research Organization: Akron Univ., OH (United States). Inst. of Polymer Science
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-91CE23810
• OSTI ID: 7080428
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/23810-3E; ON: DE93000539
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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