Solubility of HFC134a in lubricants and its influence on tribological performance

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 209-214

  Yamamoto, Yuji ^a,b   Gondo, Seigo ^b   Kim, Joonghyum ^b  

^a STLE   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HFC Refrigerant; HFC134a; Solubility of Refrigerant; Viscosity reduction; Wear

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REFRIGERANTS; TRIBOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

COHESIVE ENERGY DENSITY;

LUBRICANTS;

LUBRICANT; OIL FILM; REFRIGERANT; SOLUBILITY; TRIBOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034740472     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000108982450     Document Type: Article

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