The influence of POE and PVE lubricant blends within hermetic refrigerating compressors operating with HFC-134a refrigerant

Wear

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-64

  Ciantar, C ^a   Hadfield, M ^a   Swallow, A ^b   Smith, A ^c  

^a Sch Des Eng Comp B   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hermetic reciprocating compressor; HFC 134a; POE; PVE

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LUBRICANTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HERMETIC RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS; POLYOL ESTERS; POLYVINYLETHERS;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ANTIWEAR; BLEND; COMPRESSOR; LUBRICANT; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033626662     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(00)00361-6     Document Type: Article

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