Claims
- 1. A working fluid composition for a refrigerating compressor using ammonia as a refrigerant which comprises a mixture of ammonia and at least 2% by weight of one or more polyether compounds having an average molecular weight of 300 to 1,800, said polyether compounds being represented by the formula (I)
- R.sub.1 --�--O--(PO).sub.m --(EO).sub.n --R.sub.2 !.sub.x (I)
- wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, PO is an oxypropylene group, EO is an oxyethylene group, x is an integer of from 1 to 4, m is a positive integer, and n is 0 or a positive integer.
- 2. The working fluid composition according to claim 1 wherein the number of the total carbon atoms of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the formula (I) is 10 or less.
- 3. The working fluid composition according to claim 2 wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the formula (I) is independently an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 4. The working fluid composition according to claim 3 wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the formula (I) is independently a methyl group or an ethyl group, and x is 1.
- 5. The working fluid composition according to claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and x is from 2 to 4.
- 6. The working fluid composition according to claim 1 wherein in the formula (I), a ratio of m/(m+n) is from 0.5 to 1.0.
- 7. The working fluid composition according to claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 in the formula (I) is a methyl group.
- 8. The working fluid composition according to claim 1 wherein ultrafine diamond having an average particle diameter of about 150 .ANG. or less is added to the working fluid composition.
- 9. An ammonia refrigerating machine characterized by constituting a refrigerating cycle or a heat pump cycle containing a refrigerant compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator, ammonia and at least 2% by weight of one or more polyether compounds having an average molecular weight of 300 to 1,800, said polyether compounds being represented by the formula (I)
- R.sub.1 --�--O--(PO).sub.m --(EO).sub.n --R.sub.2 !.sub.x (I)
- wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, PO is an oxypropylene group, EO is an oxyethylene group, x is an integer of from 1 to 4, m is a positive integer, and n is 0 or a positive integer.
- 10. A method for lubricating a refrigerating compressor which is characterized by lubricating the ammonia refrigerant compressor with a lubricating oil comprising at least 2% by weight of one or more ether compounds having an average molecular weight of 300 to 1,800, said polyether compounds being represented by the formula (I)
- R.sub.1 --�--O--(PO).sub.m --(EO).sub.n --R.sub.2 !.sub.x (I)
- wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, PO is an oxypropylene group, EO is an oxyethylene group, x is an integer of from 1 to 4, m is a positive integer, and n is 0 or a positive integer.
- 11. The method for lubricating an refrigerating compressor according to claim 10 wherein the number of the total carbon atoms of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the formula (I) is 10 or less.
- 12. The method for lubricating an refrigerating compressor according to claim 10 wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the formula (I) is independently an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 13. The method for lubricating an refrigerating compressor according to claim 10 wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the formula (I) is independently a methyl group or an ethyl group, and x is 1.
- 14. The method for lubricating a refrigerating compressor according to claim 10 wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and x is from 2 to 4.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation application of Ser. No. 08/175,391, filed on Jan. 7, 1994, now abandoned.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
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102e Date |
371c Date |
PCT/JP92/01551 |
11/27/1992 |
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1/7/1994 |
1/7/1994 |
Publishing Document |
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WO94/12594 |
6/9/1994 |
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Continuations (1)
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