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US 9,315,709 B2Granted
Refrigerant additive compositions containing perfluoropolyethers
AssigneeThe Chemours Company Fc, LLC
InventorsThomas Joseph Leck, Thomas Frank Saturno, Gregory A Bell
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and processes of using perfluoropolyether to maintain or improve the oil return, lubrication, cooling capacity, or energy efficiency of a refrigeration, air conditioning or heat transfer system.
Claims7
A method of producing refrigeration, said method comprising evaporating a composition in the vicinity of a body to be cooled and thereafter condensing said composition;
- wherein said composition consists of:
- a. a refrigerant or heat transfer fluid consists of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (CH2═CFCF3) or 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (CHF═CHCF3);
- and
- b. at least one perfluoropolyether;
- and optionally
- c. a lubricant oil which is mineral oil or synthetic oil selected from the group consisting of alkylbenzene, polyol ester, polyalkylene glycols, polyvinyl ethers, carbonates, polyalphaolefin and combinations thereof;
- wherein said perfluoropolyether has two end groups;
- wherein at least one of the end groups of said perfluoropolyether is selected from a group consisting of carboxylic acids and sulfonic acids;
- and wherein said evaporating and said condensing is in a stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat pump or mobile refrigeration system.
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