STABILIZED HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS
The present invention relates to heat transfer compositions comprising refrigerant, lubricant and stabilizer, wherein the refrigerant comprises from about 5% by weight to 100% by weight of trans-1,2-difluorethylene (R1132(E)), and wherein said lubricant comprises polyol ester (POE) lubricant and/or polyvinyl ether (PVE) lubricant, and wherein said stabilizer comprises an alkylated naphthalene and optionally but preferably an acid depleting moiety.
1 . A heat transfer composition comprising refrigerant, lubricant and stabilizer, said refrigerant comprising from about 5% by weight to 100% by weight of trans-1,2-difluorethylene (R1132(E)), said lubricant comprising polyol ester (POE) lubricant and/or polyvinyl ether (PVE) lubricant, and said stabilizer comprising from 1% to less than 10% by weight of AN4 and from about 0.05 to % about 2.5% of one or more compounds according to AMD1, wherein said amounts of said stabilizer components is based on the weight of the lubricant and stabilizer.
2 . The heat transfer composition of claim 1 wherein said alkylated naphthalene is present in the composition in an amount of from 1% to 8% by weight based on the weight of the lubricant and the stabilizer.
3 . The heat transfer composition of claim 1 wherein said alkylated naphthalene is present in the composition in an amount of from 1.5% to 6% by weight based on the weight of the lubricant and the stabilizer.
4 . The heat transfer composition claim 1 wherein said lubricant is a PVE lubricant.
5 . The heat transfer composition claim 1 wherein said lubricant is a PVE lubricant.
6 . The heat transfer composition claim 4 wherein said at least one compound according to AMD1 comprises ADM4.
7 . The heat transfer composition claim 4 wherein said at least one compound according to AMD1 comprises ADM6.
8 . The heat transfer composition claim 5 wherein said at least one compound according to AMD1 comprises ADM4.
9 . The heat transfer composition claim 5 wherein said at least one compound according to AMD1 comprises ADM6.
10 . The heat transfer composition claim 1 wherein said stabilizer comprises from about 40% by weight to about 99.9% of AN4 and from 0.05% to about 50% by weight of said ADM6 based on the weight of the stabilizer.
11 . The heat transfer composition of claim 10 wherein said stabilizer further comprises a phenol.
12 . The heat transfer composition of claim 10 wherein said stabilizer further comprises a phosphate.
13 . The heat transfer composition of claim 10 wherein said stabilizer further comprises a triaryl phosphate.
14 . The heat transfer composition of claim 10 wherein said stabilizer further comprises a trialkyl phosphate.
15 . A heat transfer composition comprising refrigerant, lubricant and stabilizer, said refrigerant comprising from about 5% by weight to 100% by weight of trans-1,2-difluorethylene (R1132(E)), said lubricant comprising polyol ester (POE) lubricant and/or polyvinyl ether (PVE) lubricant, and said stabilizer comprising AN4, AN5 or AN10 and combinations of these and an ADM comprising ADM4, ADM5, ADM5A or ADM6 and combinations of these, wherein said ANs and ADMs together comprises from 1% to less than 10% by weight based on the weight of the ANs, ADMs and the lubricant.
16 . The heat transfer composition of claim 15 wherein said stabilizer comprises AN10 and ADM4.
17 . The heat transfer composition of claim 15 wherein said stabilizer comprises AN5 and ADM6.
18 . The heat transfer composition of claim 15 wherein said stabilizer comprises AN10 and ADM6.
19 . The heat transfer composition of claim 15 wherein said stabilizer comprises AN4 and ADM5A.
20 . The heat transfer composition of claim 15 wherein said stabilizer comprises AN10 and ADM5A.