The high-pressure viscosity of refrigerant/oil systems

Lubrication Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 377-394

  Bair, Scott ^a   Baker, Mark ^b   Pallister, David M ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LUBRIZOL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

elastohydrodynamic; oil refrigerant solutions; pressure viscosity coefficient

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FILM THICKNESS; OIL WELLS; REFRIGERANTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

ARBITRARY TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATED CONTACTS; FILM THICKNESS FORMULAS; HIGH-PRESSURE VISCOSITY; LOW MASS; PRESSURE-VISCOSITY COEFFICIENT; REFRIGERANT COMPRESSORS; SINGLE WELL;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 85011692305     PISSN: 09540075     EISSN: 15576833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ls.1374     Document Type: Article

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