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US 6,183,663 B2Granted
Leak detection dye delivery system
AssigneeBright Solutions, Inc.
InventorsTerrence D. Kalley, Richard C. Cavestri
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Abstract
A leak detection dye delivery system for introducing a leak detection dye into a climate control system is described. The leak detection dye delivery system includes a canister loaded with a leak detection dye composition including dye concentrate, a lubricant, and a refrigerant.
Claims33
A leak detection dye composition comprising:
- a refrigerant including 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a lubricant including a polyol ester, and a dye concentrate comprising a fluorescent naphthalimide dye;
- wherein the leak detection dye composition contains less than 50 percent by weight of the refrigerant.
A leak detection dye delivery system comprising:
- a canister containing a leak detection composition including a refrigerant including 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a lubricant including a polyol esters and a dye concentrate comprising a fluorescent naphthalimide dye,
- wherein the leak detection dye composition contains less than 50 percent by weight of the refrigerant.
A method of manufacturing a leak detection dye delivery system comprising:
- loading a canister with a lubricant including a polyol ester, and a dye concentrate comprising a fluorescent naphthalimide dye, and
- charging the canister with a refrigerant including 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane,
- wherein after loading, the canister includes a leak detection dye composition containing less than 50 percent be weight of the refrigerant.
A method of introducing a leak detection system into a climate control system comprising:
- discharging into the climate control system a leak detection composition including a refrigerant including 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a lubricant including a polyol ester, and a dye concentrate comprising a fluorescent naphthalimide dye, the leak detection composition containing less than 50 percent by weight of the refrigerant.
A leak detection dye delivery system comprising:
- a canister having a volume of less than 5 ounces, the canister containing a first weight amount of a dye concentrate including a fluorescent naphthalimide dye, a second weight amount of a lubricant including a polyol ester, and a third amount of a refrigerant including 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, the first amount and the second amount, together, being greater than the third amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.