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Refrigeration oil containing wear-inhibiting amounts of an aryl phosphate-fatty acid combination
Assignee: Chevron USA Inc
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Filing: 1978-10-16
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Granted: 1980-04-22
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Expires: 1998-10-16
Abstract
Abstract Refrigeration or heat pump apparatus containing working fluid consisting essentially of refrigerant and lubricant, said refrigerant being a halo-substituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 3 carbon atoms and preferably at least 40% by weight fluorine, and said lubricant being mineral lubricating oil, poly-alpha-olefin lubricating oil, synthetic alkylbenzene lubricating oil or mixtures thereof containing the combination of higher fatty acid and arylphosphate in a minor amount, sufficient to improve the wear-inhibiting properties of said lubricant and to improve the resistance of said lubricant to decomposition.
Inventors
- 👤 Sven A. Olund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:50
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10M; C10M169/00; C10M169/04; C09; C09K; C09K5/00; C09K5/02; C09K5/04; C10M101/00; C10M101/02; C10M105/00; C10M105/02; C10M105/06; C10M107/00; C10M107/02; C10M129/00; C10M129/02; C10M129/26; C10M129/28; C10M129/38; C10M137/00; C10M137/02; C10M137/04; C10M171/00; C10M171/008; C10M2203/00; C10M2203/06; C10M2203/065; C10M2203/10; C10M2203/1006; C10M2203/102; C10M2203/1025; C10M2203/104; C10M2203/1045; C10M2203/106; C10M2203/1065; C10M2203/108; C10M2203/1085; C10M2205/00; C10M2205/02; C10M2205/0206; C10M2205/026; C10M2205/028; C10M2205/22; C10M2207/00; C10M2207/02; C10M2207/023; C10M2207/025; C10M2207/026; C10M2207/04; C10M2207/042; C10M2207/10; C10M2207/12; C10M2207/125; C10M2207/129; C10M2211/00; C10M2211/02; C10M2219/00; C10M2219/04; C10M2219/06; C10M2219/062; C10M2219/066; C10M2219/068; C10M2219/10; C10M2219/102; C10M2219/104; C10M2219/106; C10M2223/00; C10M2223/02; C10M2223/04; C10M2223/041; C10M2223/042; C10M2223/08; C10M2229/00; C10M2229/02; C10M2229/04; C10M2229/05; C10N; C10N2010/00; C10N2010/04; C10N2020/00; C10N2020/01; C10N2040/00; C10N2040/30; C10N2040/32; C10N2040/34; C10N2040/36; C10N2040/38; C10N2040/40; C10N2040/42; C10N2040/44; C10N2040/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
In a refrigeration or heat pump apparatus containing a working fluid consisting essentially of a refrigerant and a chemically inert, wax-free refrigeration oil, said refrigerant being a halo-substituted hydrocarbon having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and said refrigeration oil being alkylbenzene lubricating oil, the improvement which comprises incorporating into said oil the combination of higher fatty acid and hydrocarbyl phosphate ester of from about 10 to 25 carbon atoms having at least one aryl group in synergistic minor amounts sufficient to improve the wear-inhibiting properties of said refrigeration oil and to improve the resistance of said refrigeration oil to decomposition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
In a refrigeration or heat pump apparatus containing a working fluid consisting essentially of a refrigerant and a chemically inert, wax-free refrigeration oil, said refrigerant being a halo-substituted hydrocarbon having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and said refrigeration oil being alkylbenzene lubricating oil, the improvement which comprises incorporating into said oil the combination of higher fatty acid and hydrocarbyl phosphate ester of from about 10 to 25 carbon atoms having at least one aryl group in synergistic minor amounts sufficient to improve the wear-inhibiting properties of said refrigeration oil and to improve the resistance of said refrigeration oil to decomposition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Improved refrigeration or heat pump apparatus in accordance with claim 1 in which the refrigeration oil is an alkylbenzene lubricating oil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
Improved refrigeration or heat pump apparatus in accordance with claim 2 in which the alkylbenzene is a mixture of mono-substituted branched-chain alkylbenzenes having an average molecular weight in the range of from about 300 to about 470.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
Improved refrigeration or heat pump apparatus in accordance with claim 3 in which the higher fatty acid is oleic acid and the hydrocarbyl phosphate ester is tricresylphosphate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
A refrigeration or heat pump working fluid consisting essentially of a refrigerant and a chemically inert, wax-free refrigeration oil, said refrigerant being a halo-substituted hydrocarbon having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and said refrigeration oil being alkylbenzene lubricating oil containing the combination of higher fatty acid and hydrocarbyl phosphate ester of from about 10 to 25 carbon atoms having at least one aryl group in synergistic minor amounts sufficient to improve the wear-inhibiting properties of said refrigeration oil and to improve the resistance of said refrigeration oil to decomposition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
89 words
A refrigeration or heat pump working fluid consisting essentially of a refrigerant and a chemically inert, wax-free refrigeration oil, said refrigerant being a halo-substituted hydrocarbon having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and said refrigeration oil being alkylbenzene lubricating oil containing the combination of higher fatty acid and hydrocarbyl phosphate ester of from about 10 to 25 carbon atoms having at least one aryl group in synergistic minor amounts sufficient to improve the wear-inhibiting properties of said refrigeration oil and to improve the resistance of said refrigeration oil to decomposition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A refrigeration or heat pump working fluid in accordance with claim 5 in which the refrigeration oil is alkylbenzene lubricating oil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A refrigeration or heat pump working fluid in accordance with claim 6 in which the alkylbenzene is a mixture of mono-substituted branched-chain alkylbenzenes having an average molecular weight in the range of from about 300 to 470.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A refrigeration or heat pump working fluid in accordance with claim 7 in which the higher fatty acid is oleic acid and the hydrocarbyl phosphate ester is tricresylphosphate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
Lubricant suitable for refrigeration or heat pump apparatus comprising a major proportion of alkylbenzene lubricating oil and a minor amount of the combination of higher fatty acid and arylphosphate in synergistic minor amounts sufficient to improve the wear-inhibiting properties of said lubricant and to improve the resistance of said lubricant to decomposition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
Lubricant suitable for refrigeration or heat pump apparatus comprising a major proportion of alkylbenzene lubricating oil and a minor amount of the combination of higher fatty acid and arylphosphate in synergistic minor amounts sufficient to improve the wear-inhibiting properties of said lubricant and to improve the resistance of said lubricant to decomposition.
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