A fluid composition comprises a triglyceride, having at least one alpha-branched fatty acid residue, wherein each alpha-branched fatty acid residue comprises at least one saturated or mono-unsaturated alkyl chain having a total number of carbon atoms ranging from 12 to 20, and wherein the triglyceride has at least one of (a) a flash point of at least 185° C., (b) a fire point of at least 230° C., (c) a pour point of −25° C. or lower, or (d) a combination thereof. The fluid composition may be useful, for example, as a dielectric fluid and/or as a heat transfer fluid in transformers and other electrical device applications.
一种流体组合物由
甘油三酯组成,该
甘油三酯具有至少一个α-支链
脂肪酸残基,其中每个α-支链
脂肪酸残基包括至少一个饱和或单不饱和烷基链,该烷基链的碳原子总数为12至20,并且该
甘油三酯具有以下至少一种特性:(a)闪点至少为185摄氏度;(b)燃点至少为230摄氏度;(c)倾点为-25摄氏度或更低;或(d)它们的组合。例如,该流体组合物可用作变压器和其他电气设备应用中的介电流体和/或传热流体。