Method for selecting lubricants for heat pumps
US8739559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10N2040/30
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is a method for selecting a lubricant and a refrigerant for use in a vapor-compression refrigeration device such that the combination of the lubricant and refrigerant produces a fluid system having a lubricant-rich phase and a refrigerant-rich phase, yet exhibits miscible-type properties.
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