An oily lubricant for mixing with the refrigerant 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) is an ester of viscosity 2-30 mm² /s at 100°C.
Suitable classes of esters are (1) polyesters of a polyol and straight or branched chain carboxylic acid (CA), (2) diesters of neopentyl glycol and a C6-9 CA, (3) complex esters of partial esters of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol with C3-C9 fatty acids and aliphatic or aromatic di- CA, (4) C16-22 diallyl esters of aliphatic di - CA, (5) C18-26 diethyl esters of aromatic di - CA, and (6) diesters of an addition product of an alkylene oxide to a monohydric alcohol by an aliphatic di - CA.
The viscosity is adjusted by using mixture of esters or by adding a polymer; suitable viscosity for a refrigerator is 2-9 mm²/s and for a car air conditioner it is 7-30 mm²/s.
The ester should be purified to have a low acid number of 0.1-0.5 mg KOH (g), to prevent metal corrosion, whilst keeping high insulating property, and it is purified so as to be stable and to have no more than 500 ppm of moisture.
An anti-wear agent of the sulfur type is preferably added in amount of 0.01-5 w/t%, and other additives can be an anti-oxidant and corrosion inhibitors.
The lubricant has excellent compatibility with R134a, low hygroscopicity, high thermal stability and lubricating property.
用于与制冷剂
1,1,1,2-四氟乙烷(
R134a)混合的油性润滑剂是一种在 100°C 时粘度为 2-30 mm² /s 的
酯类。
合适的
酯类有:(1) 多元醇与直链或支链
羧酸(CA)的聚酯;(2)
新戊二醇与 C6-9 CA 的二酯;(3) 脂肪族多元醇与 C3-C9
脂肪酸的部分酯与脂肪族或芳香族二 CA 的复酯、(4) 脂肪族二-CA 的 C16-22
二烯丙基酯, (5) 芳香族二-CA 的 C18-26 二
乙酯,以及 (6) 脂肪族二-CA 的环氧烷与一元醇的加成产物的二酯。
粘度可通过使用
酯类混合物或添加聚合物来调节;适用于冰箱的粘度为 2-9 mm²/s,适用于汽车空调的粘度为 7-30 mm²/s。
为了防止
金属腐蚀,同时保持较高的绝缘性能,酯应经过提纯,使其具有 0.1-0.5 毫克 KOH(克)的低酸值。
硫类抗磨剂的添加量最好为 0.01-5w/t%,其他添加剂可以是
抗氧化剂和腐蚀
抑制剂。
该润滑剂与
R134a 具有良好的兼容性、低吸湿性、高热稳定性和润滑性。