The present invention comprises a compound represented by the following structure:
R
f
—O—R
h
—O—R
f
′
wherein: O is oxygen;
R
f
and R
f′
are, independently, a perfluoroaliphatic group; and
R
h
is independently a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene group having from
2
to about
8
carbon atoms and at least
4
hydrogen atoms, and
wherein the hydrofluoroether compound is free of —O—CH
2
—O—. Another embodiment is an apparatus comprising a device and a mechanism for heat transfer comprising a hydrofluoroether heat-transfer fluid. Another embodiment of the present invention is a method for heat transfer.
本发明包括由以下结构表示的化合物:
R
f
-O-R
h
-O-R
f
′
其中O 是氧
R
f
和 R
f′
分别是
全氟脂肪族基团;和
R
h
独立地是线性、支链或环状亚烷基,其分子量从
2
至约
8
碳原子和至少
4
氢原子,以及
其中氢
氟醚化合物不含-O-CH
2
-O-.本发明的另一个实施例是一种设备,包括一个装置和一个传热机构,该传热机构包括氢
氟醚传热流体。本发明的另一个实施方案是一种传热方法。