TWIN-SCREW COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE AND SUITABLE LUBRICANTS WITH HFC134A.

Author(s) : SJOHOLM L. I., SHORT G. D.

Summary

THE PERFORMANCE OF OIL FLOODED TWIN-SCREW COMPRESSORS IS INFLU ENCED BOTH BY THE REFRIGERANT AND THE TYPE OF LUBRICANT USED. COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE BASED ON CALORIMETER TESTS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT ON BOTH R12 AND R134A. PARTICULAR ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO STUDYING THE MISCIBILITY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF LUBRICANTS. THE USE OF SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS IS SHOWN TO HAVE PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES OVER MINERAL OILS WHICH MAY MAKE THEM A REQUIREMENT FOR R134A.

Details

  • Original title: TWIN-SCREW COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE AND SUITABLE LUBRICANTS WITH HFC134A.
  • Record ID : 1991-2557
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990/07/17
  • Source: Source: Proc. 1990 int. Compress. Eng. Conf., Purdue Univ.
    vol. 2; 733-740; 7 fig.; 8 ref.
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