USRE40627E1 - Nonflammable mixed refrigerants (MR) for use with very low temperature throttle-cycle refrigeration systems - Google Patents
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- This invention is directed to the use of a nonflammable, nontoxic, chlorine free refrigerant mixture for use in very low temperature refrigeration systems.
- Refrigeration systems have been in existence since the early 1900s, when reliable sealed refrigeration systems were developed. Since that time, improvements in refrigeration technology have proven their utility in both residential and industrial settings. In particular, low-temperature refrigeration systems currently provide essential industrial functions in biomedical applications, cryoelectronics, coating operations, and semiconductor manufacturing applications.
- Another application involves thermal radiation shielding.
- large panels are cooled to very low temperatures. These cooled panels intercept radiant heat from vacuum chamber surfaces and heaters. This can reduce the heat load on surfaces being cooled to lower temperatures than the panels.
- Yet another application is the removal of heat from objects being manufactured.
- the object is an aluminum disc for a computer hard drive, a silicon wafer for the manufacture of a semiconductor device, or the material such as glass or plastic for a flat panel display.
- the very low temperature provides a means for removing heat from these objects more rapidly, even though the object's final temperature at the end of the process step may be higher than room temperature.
- Still other applications of very low temperatures include the storage of biological fluids and tissues, control of reaction rates for chemical processes and pharmaceutical processes.
- nonflammable, nontoxic (permissible exposure limit greater than 400 ppm) is preferred.
- Prior art very low temperature systems used flammable components to manage oil.
- the oils used in very low temperature systems using chlorinated refrigerants had good miscibility with the warmer boiling components which are capable of being liquefied at room temperature when pressurized.
- Colder boiling HFC refrigerants such as R-23 are not miscible with these oils and do not readily liquefy until colder parts of the refrigeration process. This immiscibility causes the compressor oil to separate and freezeout which leads to system failure due to blocked tubes, strainers, valves or throttle devices.
- ethane was added to the refrigerant mixture. Unfortunately, ethane is flammable and can limit customer acceptance and can invoke additional requirements for system controls, installation requirements and cost. Therefore, elimination of any flammable component is preferred.
- a permissible exposure limit is the maximum amount of concentration of a chemical that a worker may be exposed to under OSHA regulations.
- a PEL of any component below 400 ppm is considered toxic and poses a health risk to any individual, such as a service technician, that may be exposed to the refrigerant. Therefore it is beneficial to use a refrigerant whose components have a PEL that is greater than 400 ppm.
- a “freezeout” condition in a refrigeration system is when one or more refrigerant components, or the compressor oil, becomes solid or extremely viscous to the point where it does not flow.
- the suction pressure decreases as the temperature decreases. If a freezeout condition occurs the suction pressure tends to drop even further creating positive feedback and further reducing the temperature, causing even more freezeout. What is needed is a way to prevent freezeout in an MR refrigeration system.
- HFC refrigerants available have warmer freezing points than the HCFC and CFC refrigerants that they replace. Since these refrigerants are rather new and since their use at very low temperatures is uncommon there is no body of information that can predict the freezeout behavior of mixtures containing these new refrigerants.
- HFCs hydrofluorocarbons
- POE polyolester (1998 ASHRAE Refrigeration Handbook, chapter 7, page 7.4, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) compressor oil is used to be compatible with the HFC refrigerants. Selection of the appropriate oil is essential for very low temperature systems because the oil must not only provide good compressor lubrication, they also must not separate and freezeout from the refrigerant at very low temperature.
- Blend A The individual developed blends in accordance with the invention are shown in Table I ( FIG. 1 ) and indicated as Blend A, Blend B, etc. Also shown in the table are the model numbers of developed commercial products IGC Polycold Systems, Inc., San Rafael, Calif. which use these blends.
- a prior art refrigeration unit used a mixture, containing R-123, R-22, R-23, R-170, R-14, and argon, which mixture has been successfully replaced with Blend A (Table I) to achieve the goal of providing equivalent refrigerant performance without using HCFC's and without using flammable or toxic refrigerants.
- another component may be added to the above compositions provided that the ratios of the listed components (Table I) remain in the same proportions relative to each other.
- Non-CFC refrigerant mixture “Non-CFC refrigerant mixture,” assigned to General Signal Corporation (Stamford, Conn.), describes a refrigeration heat exchanger section useful in circulating a substantially non-CFC refrigerant mixture which comprises: a compressor means, an auxiliary condenser, a first condenser, a second condenser, a third condenser, a subcooler and a liquid/gas separator, wherein a subcooled refrigerant liquid mixture taken as bottoms from the liquid/gas separator is distributed and expanded by a first expansion means and a second expansion means to form first and second expanded streams, respectively, such that the first expanded stream is returned to the auxiliary condenser and compressor in order to avoid overheating of the compressor.
- the present invention is a nonflammable, chlorine-free, nontoxic, mixed refrigerant (MR) for use with very low temperature throttle-cycle refrigeration systems of various configurations.
- MR mixed refrigerant
- the nonflammable, chlorine-free, nontoxic, MR of the present invention is for use in very low temperature refrigeration system or process, such as a mixed-refrigerant system, an auto-refrigerating cascade cycle, a Kleemenko cycle, or a single expansion device system.
- the refrigeration system is comprised of at least one compressor and a throttle cycle of either a single (no phase separators) or multi stage (at least one phase separator) arrangement.
- Multi stage throttle cycles are also referred to as auto-refrigerating cascade cycles and are characterized by the use of at least one refrigerant vapor-liquid phase separator in the refrigeration process.
- the nonflammable, chlorine-free, nontoxic, MR mixture of the present invention is useful in a refrigeration system having an extended defrost cycle.
- An advantage of the present invention is that nonflammable, nontoxic, and chlorine free refrigerant mixtures are disclosed for use in very low temperature refrigeration systems.
- a further advantage of this invention is that the appropriate compressor oil for use with HFC refrigerants for use in very low temperature refrigeration systems are disclosed.
- Yet another advantage of the invention is that the limits of warm-freezing refrigerants are identified so that the use at these mixtures below the freezing point of said warm-freezing components is disclosed.
- an object of the invention was development of improved refrigerant blends which are free of HCFC's and which can be used to provide the same refrigeration performance as a previous blend with HCFC's without requiring changes in the compressor, refrigerant liquid-vapor phase separators, throttle devices and heat exchanger arrangement.
- the invention accordingly comprises blends of refrigerants, and the appropriate compressor oil possessing the characteristics, properties and the relation of components which are exemplified in the blends herein-after described, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic of a very low temperature refrigeration system with defrost capability, using an autorefrigerating cascade refrigeration process, operable without hardware modifications using a refrigerant blend in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 2 is a partial schematic of an alternative refrigeration process, a single phase separator auto refrigerating cascade, for use in the refrigeration system of FIG. 1 in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 3 is a partial schematic of another alternative refrigeration process for use in the refrigeration system of FIG. 1 in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 4 is Table 1 of refrigerant blend compositions in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 5 is Table 2 of comparative refrigeration system performance using refrigerant blends in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 6 is Table 3 of refrigerant blends that can be used to achieve refrigeration down to 105 K without refrigerant freezeout in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 7 is Table 4 of refrigerant blends that can be used to achieve refrigeration down to 118 K without refrigerant freezeout in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 8 is Table 5 of refrigerant blends that can be used to achieve refrigeration down to 130 K without refrigerant freezeout in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 9 is Table 6 of refrigerant blends that can be used to achieve refrigeration down to 140 K without refrigerant freezeout in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 10 is Table 7 of refrigerant blends that can be used to achieve refrigeration down to 155 K without refrigerant freezeout in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 11 is Table 8 of refrigerant blends that were tested to determine the limits used in Tables 3-7 without refrigerant freezeout in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 12 is Table 9 of the temperatures that individual refrigerants and refrigerant blends, can be combined with compressor oil without refrigerant or oil freezeout in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a very low temperature refrigeration system 100 which uses the mixed refrigerant in accordance with the invention.
- Refrigeration system 100 is a very low temperature refrigeration system that includes a compressor 102 feeding an optional oil separator 124 which feeds condenser 104 via a discharge line 106 .
- a second outlet of oil separator 124 feeds back to compressor suction line 122 at a node between refrigeration process 108 and compressor 102 via an oil return line 130 .
- Condenser 104 feeds a supply inlet of a refrigeration process 108 via a liquid line 110 .
- a supply outlet of a refrigeration process 108 feeds an inlet of an evaporator 112 via a refrigerant supply line 114 .
- a flow metering device In line in refrigerant supply line 114 between refrigeration process 108 and evaporator 112 is a flow metering device (FMD) 116 which in turn feeds solenoid valve 118 .
- An outlet of evaporator 112 feeds a return inlet of refrigeration process 108 via a refrigerant return line 120 .
- a return outlet of refrigeration process 108 closes the loop back to compressor 102 via a compressor suction line 122 .
- solenoid valve 118 is located between the outlet of refrigeration process 108 and the flow metering device 116 .
- Refrigeration system 100 further includes a defrost supply line 128 which feeds solenoid valve 160 which delivers refrigerant at a node between solenoid valve 118 and evaporator 112 .
- Oil separator 124 is not needed if an oil free compressor is used. Also, in some cases the oil concentration in the discharge line exiting the compressor is low enough that an oil separator is not needed. In other variations, the oil separator is installed in defrost supply line 128 .
- Evaporator 112 is sometimes incorporated as part of the complete refrigeration system 100 .
- evaporator 112 is provided by the customer or other third parties and is assembled upon installation of the complete refrigeration system 100 .
- Fabrication of evaporator 112 is oftentimes very simple and may consist of copper or stainless steel tubing.
- the main invention is embodied by the specification of the other parts of refrigeration system 100 .
- connecting lines enabling evaporator 112 to be located at considerable distance, typically 6 ft to 100 ft away from the other elements of refrigeration system 100 .
- the connecting lines are not shown as a separate element.
- Refrigeration process 108 is shown as an auto-refrigerating cascade system and includes a heat exchanger 132 , a phase separator 134 , a heat exchanger 136 , a phase separator 138 , a heat exchanger 140 , a phase separator 142 , a heat exchanger 144 , a flow metering device (FMD) 146 , an FMD 148 , and an FMD 150 .
- the heat exchangers provide heat transfer from the high pressure refrigerant to the low pressure refrigerant.
- the FMD's throttle the high pressure refrigerant to low pressure and create a refrigeration effect as a result of the throttling process.
- the supply refrigerant flow path through refrigeration process 108 is as follows: a supply inlet of heat exchanger 132 is fed by liquid line 110 and a supply outlet of heat exchanger 132 feeds a supply inlet of phase separator 134 .
- a supply outlet of phase separator 134 feeds a supply inlet of heat exchanger 136 and a supply outlet of heat exchanger 136 feeds a supply inlet of phase separator 138 .
- a supply outlet of phase separator 138 feeds a supply inlet of heat exchanger 140 and a supply outlet of heat exchanger 140 feeds a supply inlet of phase separator 142 .
- a supply outlet of phase separator 142 feeds a supply inlet of heat exchanger 144 and a supply outlet of heat exchanger 144 feeds refrigerant supply line 114 .
- the return refrigerant flow path through refrigeration process 108 is as follows: a return inlet of heat exchanger 144 is fed by refrigerant return line 120 and a return outlet of heat exchanger 144 feeds a return inlet of heat exchanger 140 .
- a return outlet of heat exchanger 140 feeds a return inlet of heat exchanger 136 .
- a return outlet of heat exchanger 136 feeds a return inlet of heat exchanger 132 .
- a return outlet of heat exchanger 132 feeds suction line 122 .
- phase separator 134 feeds FMD 146 which feeds into the refrigerant return path at a node between heat exchanger 136 and heat exchanger 140 .
- a second outlet of phase separator 138 feeds FMD 148 which feeds into the refrigerant return path at a node between heat exchanger 140 and heat exchanger 144 .
- a second outlet of phase separator 142 feeds feeds FMD 150 which feeds into refrigerant return line 120 at a node between heat exchanger 144 and evaporator 112 .
- phase separators 134 , 138 , and 142 act to separate the liquid refrigerant from the vapor refrigerant. Separation efficiencies vary from 40% to 100% (that is anywhere from 60% to 0% of the liquid may exit through the first outlet).
- the first outlet is preferentially vapor.
- the second outlet is selectively liquid.
- the liquid from each phase separator is expanded by a throttling device, typically a capillary tube, identified as a flow metering device (FMD). More specifically, liquid from phase separator 134 feeds FMD 146 , liquid from phase separator 138 feeds FMD 148 and phase separator 143 feeds FMD 150 . Therefore the liquid is at high pressure when exiting phase separators 134 , 138 , and 142 and at low pressure when mixed with returning low pressure refrigerant.
- FMD flow metering device
- Refrigeration system 100 further includes a solenoid valve 152 fed by a branch of the first outlet of phase separator 134 .
- An outlet of solenoid valve 152 feeds an expansion tank 154 connected in series with a second expansion tank 156 .
- an inlet of an FMD 158 connects at a node between solenoid valve 152 and expansion tank 154 .
- An outlet of FMD 158 feeds into the refrigerant return path at a node between heat exchanger 136 and heat exchanger 132 .
- Refrigeration system 100 can operate in one of these modes, cool, defrost and standby.
- the described refrigerant mixtures enables operation in each of these three modes. If solenoid valves 160 and 118 are both in the closed position, the system is said to be in standby. No refrigerant flows to the evaporator. Refrigerant flows only within the refrigeration process 108 by means of the internal flow metering devices (i.e., FMD 146 , FMD 148 , and FMD 150 ) which cause high pressure refrigerant to be delivered to the low pressure side of the process. This permits continuous operation of the refrigeration process 108 that can continue indefinitely.
- the internal flow metering devices i.e., FMD 146 , FMD 148 , and FMD 150
- a standby mode of operation is only possible if a means of causing flow to go through a throttle is available during the standby mode to cause the refrigerant to flow from the high pressure side to the low pressure side of the refrigeration process 108 .
- this can be enabled by a pair of solenoid valves to control the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator or back to the refrigeration process.
- an additional throttle and a solenoid valve are used to enable this internal flow in standby.
- Refrigeration system 100 can operate indefinitely in this mode.
- Refrigeration system 100 is in the defrost mode by opening solenoid valve 160 .
- solenoid valve 118 is in the closed position.
- hot gas from compressor 102 is supplied to evaporator 112 .
- defrost is initiated to warm the surface of evaporator 112 to room temperature for the purpose of removing accumulated condensed water vapor (i.e., ice), to prevent condensation on the surface of evaporator 112 when the vacuum chamber is vented to atmosphere, or to eliminate personnel exposure hazards to the very low temperatures.
- Hot refrigerant flows through the oil separator 124 , to solenoid valve 160 via defrost line 128 , is supplied to a node between solenoid valve 118 and evaporator 112 and flows to evaporator 112 .
- evaporator 112 In the beginning of defrost, evaporator 112 is at very low temperature and causes the hot refrigerant gas to be cooled and fully or partially condensed.
- the refrigerant then returns to the refrigeration process 108 via refrigerant return line 120 .
- the returning defrost refrigerant is initially at very low temperature quite similar to the temperatures normally provided in the cool mode. As the defrost process progresses evaporator 112 is warmed.
- the temperature of the returning defrost gas is much warmer than provided in the cool mode. This results in a large thermal load on refrigeration process 108 . This can be tolerated for brief periods of time, typically 2-7 microns which is typically sufficient for warming the entire surface of evaporator 112 to room temperature.
- a temperature sensor not shown, is in thermal contact to refrigerant return line 120 . When the desired temperature is reached at refrigerant return line 120 the temperature sensor causes the control system (not shown) to end defrost, closing the solenoid valve 160 and putting refrigeration system 100 into standby. Typically after the completion of defrost a short period in standby, typically 5 minutes, is required to allow the refrigeration process 108 to lower its temperature before being switched into the cool mode.
- All elements of refrigeration system 100 are well known in the industry (i.e., compressor 102 , condenser 104 , refrigeration process 108 , evaporator 112 , FMD 116 , solenoid valve 118 , oil separator 124 , heat exchanger 132 , phase separator 134 , heat exchanger 136 , phase separator 138 , heat exchanger 140 , phase separator 142 , heat exchanger 144 , solenoid valve 152 , expansion tank 154 , expansion tank 156 , and FMD 158 .
- refrigeration process 108 of refrigeration system 100 is shown to FIG. 1 as one version of an auto-refrigerating cascade cycle.
- refrigeration process 108 of very low temperature refrigeration system 100 is any very low temperature refrigeration system, using mixed refrigerants.
- the refrigeration system 100 shown in FIG. 1 associates with a single compressor. However, it is recognized that this same compression effect can be obtained using two compressors in parallel, or that the compression process may be broken up into stages via compressors in series or a two stage compressor. All of these possible variations are considered to be within the scope of this disclosure.
- the preferred embodiment uses a single compressor since this offers improvements in reliability. Use of two compressors in parallel is useful for reducing energy consumption when the refrigeration system is lightly loaded. A disadvantage of this approach is the additional components, controls, required floor space, and cost, and reduction in reliability. Use of two compressors in series provides a means to reduce the compression ratio of each stage of compression.
- the preferred embodiment uses a single compressor. With a single compressor the compression of the mixed refrigerants in a single stage of compression has been successfully demonstrated without excessive compression ratios or discharge temperatures. Use of a compressor designed to provide multistage compression and which enables cooling of refrigerant between compression stages retains the benefit of separate compression stages while minimizing the disadvantages of increased complexity since a single compressor is still used.
- the refrigeration system 100 shown in FIG. 1 associates with a single evaporator.
- a common variation is to provide independent control of defrost and cooling control to multiple evaporators.
- the evaporators are in parallel, each having a set of valves such as 160 and 118 to control the flow of cold refrigerant or hot defrost gas, and the necessary connecting lines.
- This makes it possible to have one or more evaporators in the cool, defrost or standby mode, for example, while other evaporators may be independently placed in the cool, defrost or standby mode.
- Refrigeration system 100 further includes a solenoid valve 152 fed by a branch from first outlet of phase separator 134 .
- An outlet of solenoid valve 152 feeds an expression tank 154 connected in series with a second expansion tank 156 .
- an inlet of an FMD 158 connects at a node between solenoid valve 152 and expansion tank 154 .
- An outlet of FMD 158 feeds into the refrigerant return path at a node between heat exchanger 136 and heat exchanger 132 .
- the system controller opens solenoid valve 152 briefly on startup, typically for 10 to 20 seconds.
- Solenoid valve 152 is, for example, a Sporlan Model B6 valve (Washington Mo.).
- Solenoid valve 152 is, for example, a Sporlan Model B6 valve (Washington Mo.).
- FMD 158 regulates the flow of refrigerant gas in and out of expansion tanks 154 and 156 .
- Two considerations for setting the flow through FMD 158 is as follows: the flow must be slow enough such that the gas returning to refrigeration system 100 is considerable in the condenser at whatever operating conditions exist at any given time, thereby insuring optimized cool down.
- the arrangement of expansion tanks comprise at least one pressure vessel and could have any number or combination of expansion tanks arranged in series and or parallel.
- the supply refrigerant flow path through refrigeration process 200 is as follows: a supply inlet of heat exchanger 202 is fed by liquid line 110 and a supply outlet of heat exchanger 202 feeds a supply inlet of phase separator 204 . A supply outlet of phase separator 204 feeds a supply inlet of heat exchanger 206 and a supply outlet of heat exchanger 206 feeds a supply inlet of heat exchanger 208 . A supply outlet of heat exchanger 208 feeds refrigerant supply line 114 .
- the return refrigerant flow path through refrigeration process 200 is as follows: a return inlet of heat exchanger 208 is fed by refrigerant return line 120 and a return outlet of heat exchanger 208 feeds a return inlet of heat exchanger 206 . A return outlet of heat exchanger 206 feeds a return inlet of heat exchanger 202 . A return outlet of heat exchanger 202 feeds compressor suction line 122 . Additionally, liquid from a second outlet of phase separator 204 flows through FMD 210 and into the refrigerant return path at a node between heat exchanger 206 and heat exchanger 208 . The liquid is at high pressure when exiting phase separator 204 and at low pressure when mixed with returning low pressure refrigerant.
- FIG. 3 shows yet another alternative variation of refrigeration process 108 that that uses the mixed refrigerant of embodiments one or two in accordance with the invention.
- Refrigeration process 300 of FIG. 3 includes only a heat exchanger 302 . This arrangement is referred to as a system without phase separation and is similar to the arrangement described by Longsworth, cited above.
- the return refrigerant flow path through refrigeration process 300 is as follows: a return inlet of heat exchanger 302 is fed by refrigerant return line 120 and a return outlet of heat exchanger 302 feeds compressor suction line 122 .
- Refrigeration process 300 requires additional components to enable a defrost or standby mode. As a minimum at least one FMD must be included to provide a return path by which high pressure refrigerant can be throttled to low pressure and thereby return to the compressor. Additional components can be added beyond this, such as a solenoid valve in series with the FMD to enable flow only in the standby mode.
- the blends shown in Table 1 are in accordance with the invention and were developed for use in an auto-refrigerating cascade refrigeration process similar to that shown in FIG. 1 with the exception of the PGC-152. All compositions shown in Table 1 are the overall blend composition as charged into each model listed.
- Blend C is a substitute refrigerant
- Blend C was also developed for a product providing cool, defrost and standby modes of operation similar to the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 .
- Blend D was developed for a product application that provides gas chilling.
- the PGC-152 is a variation of the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 .
- the PGC-152 arrangement lacks the defrost capability provided by components 128 , 160 and 116 . Further the refrigeration process for the PGC-152 lacks elements 142 , 144 and 150 .
- the primary purpose of the PGC-152 is to cool a gas stream. This is accomplished by having heat exchangers 132 , 136 and 140 configured as three flow heat exchangers where the gas stream flows counter current to and is cooled by the low pressure refrigerant. This precooled gas then flows counter current to the evaporator refrigerant.
- R-170 ethane
- R-170 can be used in place of R-23 with these new blends.
- R-170 use of such a flammable component will make the overall mixture flammable if the molar concentration of R-170 is above about 5% to 10%.
- Tables 3 through 7 present various ranges of compositions that work effectively to produce refrigeration down to the minimum temperature listed in the heading for each table without freezeout of any component occurring.
- the refrigerant compositions shown are the refrigerant compositions in circulation through the evaporator coil.
- the refrigerant composition circulating through the evaporator is different from the composition circulating through the compressor. This difference is due to the intentional separation of refrigerants which condense at warmer temperatures.
- Those skilled in the art will recognize that various methods exist to manage the difference between the refrigerant composition at the compressor and the composition at the evaporator. The key criteria is that the refrigerant composition at the evaporator be within the limits described in this application. Within these ranges the number of compositions and their performances are potentially infinite.
- R-236fa, R-245fa, R-4112 and E-347 are HFC refrigerants whereas R-4112 and E-347 are not HFC refrigerants are preferred due to their proven miscibility with POE type oils.
- R-4112 is fluorocarbon and is not miscible with POE oil and has a relatively high global warming potential.
- E-347 is an ether refrigerant. It is not readily miscible with POE oil and has a very low global warming potential.
- R-236fa or R-245fa When using a compressor lubricated with a POE type oil, some use of R-236fa or R-245fa is recommended to assure good oil return to the compressor and oil/refrigerant management in the compressor. If either E-247 or R-4112 is used with an oil lubricated compressor, special evaluation is required to assure adequate oil return to the compressor is provided, and that proper lubrication of the internal compressor parts takes place, as is normal practice.
- Table 8 shows sample MR formulations (Mol %) and associated Freezeout Temperature (T FR ); (Experimental Data) *) (T MIN )-minimal achieved temperature without freeze out. Data has been obtained by testing on a very low temperature system with a single throttle as described in the Longsworth patent. This data is the basis for Table 3 through Table 7.
- non-flammable, environmentally friendly chlorine-free pure refrigerants may be selected from the group HFC, FC, and HFE (ethers).
- a related invention uses an evaporator pressure regulating valve, installed in the compressor suction line 122 , to prevent freezeout of the refrigerant components by acting to maintain at least a minimum suction pressure to the refrigeration process, thereby keeping the suction pressure of the system from dropping too low. As the suction pressure gets lower the temperature gets colder. If a freezeout condition occurs the suction pressure tends to drop creating positive feedback and further reducing the temperature, causing even more freezeout. Such a valve was used with Blends B and C of Table 1 to assure that freezeout was prevented.
- R-4112 is known as dodecafluoropentane (also CF3CF2CF2CF2CF3).
- a third embodiment, in accordance with the invention, is required for a refrigeration system based on an oil-lubricated compressor operating with one of the nonflammable MR formulations of Table 3 through 8 at temperatures below 200 K. Therefore, an oil must be added to the MR formulation, in accordance with the invention. Furthermore, it is required that the oil insure long term compressor operation and avoid freeze out of the refrigerant contaminated with oil.
- Compressors designed to operate with mixed refrigerants formulated of HFC components should use either polyolesters (POE) or polyalkylene glycols (PAG) type of oil to insure long term operation.
- a typical pour point temperature for this oil is higher then 220 K ( ⁇ 53 C.).
- oils of this type are miscible with pure and mixed refrigerants formulated of HFCs.
- POE oil Solest LT-32 has a pour point temperature of 223 K and is fully miscible with pure R-23.
- R-404a (combination of R-125, R-143a and R-134a) and R-407c (combination of R-32, R-125 and R-134a) are also fully miscible with this oil at T>223 K).
- Table 9 shows sample refrigerant formulations and associated freezing temperature, pure and mixed refrigerants with residual oil LT-32 (CPI Engineering, Solest LT-32) are included.
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