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Comparative experimental investigation of oil behaviour in a hermetic piston compressor using propane (R290) as refrigerant.

Author(s) : NAVARRO E., URCHUEGUÍA J. F., GONZÁLVEZ J., et al.

Summary

In this paper the authors report the results of a number of tests using a hermetic refrigerant piston compressor working with propane as the refrigerant and two kinds of oil (POE and MO) as the lubricant. Measurements were focused on three aspects: compressor performance differences between oils, oil circulation rate differences, and oil loss at start-up in different conditions in which the compressor could start-up in the normal operation of a heat pump. To develop the start-up measurements, a new experimental method was designed to characterize the process as a consequence of the lack of information in this kind of test. All these tests able to establish some conclusions on the different behaviour of both kinds of oils in a propane refrigeration system.

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  • Original title: Comparative experimental investigation of oil behaviour in a hermetic piston compressor using propane (R290) as refrigerant.
  • Record ID : 2005-2531
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Natural Working Fluids 2004: 6th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference
  • Publication date: 2004/08/01

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