WO2014156738A1 - 冷凍機用作動流体組成物 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a working fluid composition for a refrigerator.
- the “refrigerator” in the present invention includes an automobile air conditioner, a dehumidifier, a refrigerator, a refrigerator / freezer warehouse, a vending machine, a showcase, a cooling device in a chemical plant, a residential air conditioner, a packaged air conditioner, a hot water supply. Heat pumps and the like are included.
- R134a 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
- HFC hydrofluorocarbon
- R410A which is a mixed refrigerant whose mass ratio of methane (R32) and pentafluoroethane (R125) is 1/1
- ODP ozone depletion potential
- GWP global warming potential
- Hydrocarbon refrigerants such as isobutane (R600a) and propane (R290) that have been put to practical use for refrigerators have GWP as low as 20 or less and are suitable for physical properties. ing.
- hydrocarbon refrigerants there is no fluorine in the hydrocarbon molecule that enhances lubricity, and unlike HFC refrigerants, etc., the effect of improving lubricity by refrigerant cannot be expected, and the solubility of hydrocarbon refrigerant in refrigerating machine oil Since the oil viscosity is low, that is, the oil film becomes thin, the lubrication conditions become more severe, and the working fluid for refrigeration / air conditioning in which the refrigeration oil and the refrigerant are mixed is required to have higher wear resistance than before.
- Patent Document 1 includes an alcohol component containing 90% by mass or more of trimethylolpropane, a monovalent fatty acid having 8 to 12 carbon atoms and adipic acid, and caprylic acid and And / or a lubricating oil group comprising a synthetic ester obtained by reacting a monovalent fatty acid having 8 to 12 carbon atoms containing 90% by mass or more of capric acid and a carboxylic acid component containing 90% by mass or more of adipic acid. Oil has been proposed.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can maintain a thick oil film even under severe lubrication conditions that occur when refrigerant coexists and dissolves in refrigeration oil, has a large wear resistance effect, and is excellent in long-term reliability. It is an object to provide a working fluid composition for a refrigerator.
- the inventors of the present invention have prepared a complex ester synthesized from a specific polyhydric alcohol, polybasic acid, monohydric alcohol or monohydric fatty acid, and an ester containing a polyol ester synthesized from a specific polyhydric alcohol and a monohydric fatty acid.
- Refrigeration oil with a base oil and hydrocarbon refrigerant as a refrigerant, and a refrigerant fluid with high melt viscosity under specific conditions has been found to form a thick oil film and exhibit high wear resistance.
- the present invention has been completed.
- the present invention provides a working fluid composition for a refrigerator as described in [1] to [6] below.
- B at least one polyhydric alcohol selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol, and the number of carbon atoms
- a base ester is a mixed ester obtained by mixing a polyol ester synthesized from 4 to 18 monovalent fatty acid at a mass ratio of (A) complex ester / (B) polyol ester of 5/95 to 95/5.
- Refrigeration oil A hydrocarbon refrigerant having 3 or 4 carbon atoms
- a working fluid composition for a refrigerator wherein the melt viscosity of the refrigerant at a temperature of 80 ° C. and an absolute pressure of 1.5 MPa is 1.0 mm 2 / s or more.
- the polyol ester (B) includes pentaerythritol, a mixed acid of a monovalent fatty acid having 4 carbon atoms and 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid, a monovalent fatty acid having 5 carbon atoms, and 3,5,5- An ester synthesized from a mixed acid of trimethylhexanoic acid or a mixed acid of a monovalent fatty acid having 4 carbon atoms, a monovalent fatty acid having 5 carbon atoms, and a mixed acid of 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid.
- the working fluid composition for a refrigerator according to any one of [1] to [5].
- the working fluid composition for a refrigerator of the present invention has high wear resistance and good stability even under severe lubricating conditions in which the hydrocarbon refrigerant dissolves and the viscosity of the refrigerator oil decreases, and the equipment can be stably used for a long time. Demonstrate the special effect that it can be used.
- a working fluid composition for a refrigerator includes (A) at least one polyhydric alcohol selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane, and pentaerythritol, and a polybasic acid having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
- a refrigerating machine oil containing a mixed ester mixed in 5 as a base oil, and a carbon number of 3 Contains a hydrocarbon refrigerant 4, the temperature 80 ° C., are those refrigerant solution viscosity is more than 1.0 mm 2 / s at an absolute pressure 1.5 MPa.
- the above complex ester has a characteristic that the oil film can be kept thick although the refrigerant is less soluble than the conventional refrigeration oil and is therefore less compatible with the refrigerant. Moreover, said polyol ester has favorable compatibility with a refrigerant
- the complex ester has a high molecular weight, so it becomes an ester with high viscosity, so it is not compatible with the refrigerant, and as a base oil for refrigerating machine oil that must be compatible with the refrigerant from the point of oil return to the compressor. It is not suitable for use alone.
- One of the features of this embodiment is that the properties can be balanced by mixing the complex ester with an oil having good compatibility with the refrigerant, such as the above polyol ester.
- a preferable kinematic viscosity of the complex ester is 20 to 500 mm 2 / s at 40 ° C., a more preferable viscosity is 40 to 400 mm 2 / s, and a further preferable viscosity is 50 to 300 mm 2 / s. Further, the viscosity index is preferably 100 or more, particularly 110 to 160.
- a method for synthesizing complex esters (A) A method in which the molar ratio between the polyhydric alcohol and the polybasic acid is adjusted to obtain an ester intermediate in which the carboxyl group of the polybasic acid remains, and the carboxyl group is esterified with a monohydric alcohol (b) the polyhydric alcohol and the polybasic acid Examples include a method in which the molar ratio of the basic acid is adjusted to form an ester intermediate in which the hydroxyl group of the polyhydric alcohol remains, and the hydroxyl group is esterified with a monovalent fatty acid.
- the complex ester obtained by the method (b) is slightly inferior in stability to the complex ester obtained by the method (a) because a relatively strong acid is generated when hydrolyzed during use as a refrigerating machine oil. It will be.
- a complex ester obtained by the method (a) having higher stability is preferable.
- the polyhydric alcohol constituting the complex ester is preferably neopentyl glycol or trimethylolpropane in order to obtain a viscosity suitable as a base oil.
- neopentyl glycol compared with neopentyl glycol and trimethylol propane, the viscosity of the resulting complex ester tends to be high and the low-temperature characteristics tend to be inferior.
- neopentyl glycol which can adjust viscosity widely is more preferable.
- the polyhydric alcohol constituting the complex ester further contains a dihydric alcohol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms other than neopentyl glycol in addition to at least one selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol. Then, the lubricity can be improved, which is preferable.
- dihydric alcohol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms other than neopentyl glycol examples include ethylene glycol, propanediol, butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 3-methyl-1, 5-pentanediol, 2,2-diethyl-1,3-pentanediol, and the like, butanediol having a well-balanced characteristic of the synthesized base oil is preferable, butanediol is preferably 1,2-butanediol, 1,3 -Butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, etc., but 1,3-butanediol and 1,4-butanediol are more preferable from the viewpoint of characteristics.
- the dihydric alcohol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms other than neopentyl glycol is 1.2 mol or less, particularly 0.8 mol with respect to 1 mol of polyhydric alcohol selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol. It is preferably not more than mol, more preferably not more than 0.4 mol.
- the polybasic acid constituting the complex ester is a polybasic acid having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
- polybasic acids include adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, phthalic acid, trimellitic acid, and the like. Sebacic acid is preferred, and adipic acid is more preferred.
- the polybasic acid is used in an amount of 0.4 to 4 mol, particularly 0.5 to 3 mol, more preferably 0.6 to 1 mol of polyhydric alcohol selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol. Mole to 2.5 mol is preferred.
- the carboxyl group is esterified with a monohydric alcohol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms.
- the monohydric alcohol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms include linear or branched butanol, linear or branched pentanol, linear or branched hexanol, linear or branched heptanol, linear or branched octanol, linear Or aliphatic alcohols, such as branched nonanol, linear or branched decanol, linear or branched dodecanol, and oleyl alcohol.
- it is preferably a monohydric alcohol having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, particularly 8 to 10 carbon atoms.
- 2-ethylhexanol and 3,5,5-trimethylhexanol are excellent in the synthesized complex ester. It is preferable from the viewpoint of low temperature characteristics.
- the hydroxyl group is esterified with a monovalent fatty acid having 4 to 18 carbon atoms.
- the monovalent fatty acid having 4 to 18 carbon atoms include linear or branched butanoic acid, linear or branched pentanoic acid, linear or branched hexanoic acid, linear or branched heptanoic acid, linear or branched octane Examples thereof include acid, linear or branched nonanoic acid, linear or branched decanoic acid, linear or branched dodecanoic acid, and oleic acid.
- the polyol ester in this embodiment is synthesized from at least one polyhydric alcohol selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, and a monovalent fatty acid having 4 to 18 carbon atoms. Polyol ester.
- polyhydric alcohol constituting the polyol ester trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol are preferable, and pentaerythritol is more preferable from the viewpoint of balance of characteristics.
- Examples of the monovalent fatty acid having 4 to 18 carbon atoms constituting the polyol ester include linear or branched butanoic acid, linear or branched pentanoic acid, linear or branched hexanoic acid, linear or branched heptanoic acid, direct Examples include chain or branched octanoic acid, linear or branched nonanoic acid, linear or branched decanoic acid, linear or branched dodecanoic acid, and oleic acid.
- monovalent fatty acids having 4 to 9 carbon atoms are preferable, and in particular, branched butanoic acid, branched pentanoic acid, branched hexanoic acid, branched heptanoic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid and 3,5 More preferred is 5-trimethylhexanoic acid.
- a saturated monovalent fatty acid having 4 or 5 carbon atoms is preferable.
- the polyhydric alcohol is pentaerythritol
- the monovalent fatty acid is a polyol ester synthesized from a mixed acid of branched fatty acids having 4 to 9 carbon atoms.
- (A) / (B) is mass.
- the ratio is 5/95 to 95/5, and 50/50 to 95/5 is preferable from the viewpoint of lubricity in order to make better use of the characteristics of each ester, and 50/50 from the viewpoint of compatibility with the refrigerant. ⁇ 5/95 is preferred.
- the kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C. of the refrigerating machine oil in the present embodiment is preferably 3 to 500 mm 2 / s, more preferably 8 to 150 mm 2 / s, and still more preferably 20 to 100 mm 2 / s.
- the viscosity index of the refrigerating machine oil is preferably 50 or more, particularly preferably 80 to 120.
- the pour point of the refrigerating machine oil in this embodiment is preferably ⁇ 10 ° C. or lower, more preferably ⁇ 20 ° C. or lower.
- the acid value of the refrigerating machine oil in the present embodiment is preferably 0.1 mgKOH / g or less, more preferably, in order to prevent corrosion of the metal used in the refrigerating machine or piping and to suppress deterioration of the refrigerating machine oil itself. May be 0.05 mgKOH / g or less.
- the acid value in this invention means the acid value measured based on JISK2501 "acid value test method".
- the flash point of the refrigerating machine oil in the present embodiment is preferably 120 ° C. or higher, more preferably 200 ° C. or higher.
- the moisture content of the refrigerating machine oil in the present embodiment is preferably 200 ppm or less, more preferably 100 ppm or less, and most preferably 50 ppm or less.
- the moisture content is required to be low from the viewpoint of stability of the refrigerator oil and electrical insulation.
- the refrigerating machine oil in the present embodiment may further contain other base oils such as a mineral base oil and a synthetic base oil in addition to the complex ester and the polyol ester.
- the total content of the complex ester and the polyol ester is preferably 80% by mass or more, particularly 95% by mass or more of the refrigerating machine oil.
- the refrigerant contains a hydrocarbon refrigerant having 3 or 4 carbon atoms, and the content of the hydrocarbon refrigerant having 3 or 4 carbon atoms in the refrigerant is 60 to 100% by mass, particularly 80 to 100% by mass. % Is preferred.
- the hydrocarbon refrigerant having 3 or 4 carbon atoms include propane (R290) and isobutane (R600a).
- the blending ratio of the refrigerating machine oil composition and the refrigerant in the working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but the refrigerating machine oil composition is preferably 1 to 500 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the refrigerant. The amount is preferably 2 to 400 parts by mass.
- the refrigerant viscosity at a temperature of 80 ° C. and an absolute pressure of 1.5 MPa of the working fluid composition for a refrigerator according to the present embodiment is 1.0 mm 2 / s or more, preferably 1.5 mm 2 / s or more, usually 10.0 mm 2 / s or less.
- the working fluid composition according to the present embodiment can contain various additives in order to further improve the wear resistance.
- Suitable additives include phosphate esters, and particularly preferred compounds are triphenyl phosphate (TPP) and tricresyl phosphate (TCP).
- a suitable sulfur-based additive there are sulfides, and there are various sulfide compounds, but monosulfide compounds are preferable.
- a highly active sulfur compound such as a disulfide compound deteriorates the stability of refrigerating machine oil and alters the copper used in the refrigeration equipment.
- the working fluid composition for a refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes, in addition to the above-described additives, an antioxidant and a friction modifier that have been conventionally used in lubricating oils as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired.
- Additives such as antiwear agents, extreme pressure agents, rust preventive agents, metal deactivators, and antifoaming agents can be included to further improve performance.
- a phenolic compound such as butyl-p-cresol, an amine compound such as alkyldiphenylamine, and the like can be contained.
- the phenolic compound antioxidant is preferably contained in an amount of 0.02 to 0.5% by mass based on the total amount of refrigerating machine oil.
- Extreme pressure agents such as aliphatic amines, aliphatic amides, aliphatic imides, alcohols, esters, acidic phosphate ester amine salts, phosphite ester amine salts as friction modifiers, zinc dialkyldithiophosphates as antiwear agents
- sulfurized olefins, sulfurized fats and oils rust preventives such as alkenyl succinic acid esters or partial esters
- metal deactivators such as benzotriazole and benzotriazole derivatives
- antifoaming agents such as silicone compounds and polyester compounds Each is listed.
- esters [A] and [B] were carried out without using a catalyst and a solvent, and a small amount of impurities was removed by adsorption treatment (white clay treatment) in the final step.
- the kinematic viscosity and viscosity index were measured and calculated according to JIS K2283.
- Refrigerating machine oil was prepared by blending 0.1% by mass of butyl-p-cresol (DBPC) in each case.
- melt viscosity was measured as follows.
- the working fluid composition for a refrigerator according to the present invention has a great effect of having a high viscosity when dissolved in a hydrocarbon refrigerant and greatly improving lubricity. Therefore, a refrigeration / air conditioning system with a high cooling efficiency that has a compressor, a condenser, a throttle device, an evaporator, etc., and circulates a refrigerant between them, especially a rotary type, a swing type, a scroll type compressor, etc.
- the present invention can be suitably used in a system including a room air conditioner, a packaged air conditioner, a refrigerator, a car air conditioner, and an industrial refrigerator.
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[1](A)ネオペンチルグリコール、トリメチロールプロパン及びペンタエリスリトールから選ばれる少なくとも1種の多価アルコールと、炭素数6~12の多塩基酸と、炭素数4~18の一価アルコール又は炭素数が4~18の一価脂肪酸とから合成されるコンプレックスエステル、並びに、(B)ネオペンチルグリコール、トリメチロールプロパン、ペンタエリスリトール及びジペンタエリスリトールから選ばれる少なくとも1種の多価アルコールと、炭素数4~18の一価脂肪酸とから合成されるポリオールエステルを、前記(A)コンプレックスエステル/前記(B)ポリオールエステルの質量比5/95~95/5で混合した混合エステルを基油として含有する冷凍機油と、
炭素数3又は4の炭化水素冷媒と、を含有し、
温度80℃、絶対圧力1.5MPaにおける冷媒溶解粘度が1.0mm2/s以上である、冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
[2]前記(A)コンプレックスエステルを構成する前記多価アルコールがネオペンチルグリコール及び/又はトリメチロールプロパンである、[1]に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
[3]前記(A)コンプレックスエステルを構成する多塩基酸がアジピン酸及び/又はセバシン酸である、[1]又は[2]に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
[4]前記(A)コンプレックスエステルを構成する前記一価アルコールが炭素数8~10のアルコールである、[1]~[3]のいずれか一項に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
[5]前記(B)ポリオールエステルが、ネオペンチルグリコール及び/又はペンタエリスリトールと、炭素数4~9の一価脂肪酸とから合成されるエステルである、[1]~[4]のいずれか一項に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
[6]前記(B)ポリオールエステルが、ペンタエリスリトールと、炭素数4の一価脂肪酸及び3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸の混合酸、炭素数5の一価脂肪酸及び3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸の混合酸、又は、炭素数4の一価脂肪酸、炭素数5の一価脂肪酸及び3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸の混合酸のいずれかの混合酸とから合成されるエステルである、[1]~[5]のいずれか一項に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
(a)多価アルコールと多塩基酸のモル比を調整して多塩基酸のカルボキシル基が残るエステル中間体とし、そのカルボキシル基を一価アルコールでエステル化する方法
(b)多価アルコールと多塩基酸のモル比を調整して多価アルコールの水酸基が残るエステル中間体とし、その水酸基を一価脂肪酸でエステル化する方法
などが挙げられる。上記(b)の方法により得られるコンプレックスエステルは、冷凍機油としての使用時に加水分解すると比較的強い酸が生成するため、上記(a)の方法により得られるコンプレックスエステルに比べて安定性が若干劣ることになる。本実施形態におけるコンプレックスエステルとしては、安定性のより高い、上記(a)の方法により得られるコンプレックスエステルが好ましい。
実施例1~8および比較例1~3においては、まず、次に示す基材を用いて表1~2に示す組成を有する基油を調製した。
[A]コンプレックスエステル
(A-1)ネオペンチルグリコール(1モル)と1,4-ブタンジオール(0.3モル)にアジピン酸(2.4モル)を反応させたエステル中間体に、さらに3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサノール(2.5モル)を反応させ、残存した未反応物を蒸留で除去して得たエステル(40℃における動粘度67.8mm2/s、粘度指数145)。
(A-2)トリメチロールプロパン(1モル)と1,3-ブタンジオール(0.2モル)にセバシン酸(2.4モル)を反応させたエステル中間体に、さらにノルマルヘプタノール(1.6モル)を反応させ、残存した未反応物を蒸留で除去して得たエステル(40℃における動粘度77.3mm2/s、粘度指数148)。
(A-3)トリメチロールプロパン(1モル)にアジピン酸(2.4モル)を反応させたエステル中間体に、さらに2-エチルヘキサノール(2.0モル)を反応させ、残存した未反応物を蒸留で除去して得たエステル(40℃における動粘度68.8mm2/s、粘度指数120)。
(A-4)ネオペンチルグリコール(1モル)にアジピン酸(0.8モル)を反応させたエステル中間体に、さらに3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸(0.5モル)を反応させ、残存した未反応物を蒸留で除去して得たエステル(40℃における動粘度71.5mm2/s、粘度指数114)。
[B]ポリオールエステル
(B-1)ペンタエリスリトールと、2-メチルプロパン酸と3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸がモル比で35:65の混合酸とのエステル(40℃における動粘度69.4mm2/s、粘度指数95)
(B-2)ペンタエリスリトールと、2-エチルヘキサン酸と3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸がモル比で45:55の混合酸とのエステル(40℃における動粘度70.1mm2/s、粘度指数90)
(B-3)ネオペンチルグリコールと、2-エチルヘキサン酸のエステル(40℃における動粘度8.3mm2/s、粘度指数56)
(B-4)ペンタエリスリトールと、ペンタン酸と3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸がモル比で40:60の混合酸とのエステル(40℃における動粘度53.8mm2/s、粘度指数99)
振動式粘度計を入れた200mlの耐圧容器に冷凍機油100gを入れ、容器内を真空脱気した後、プロパン冷媒を入れて作動流体組成物を調製し、温度80℃、絶対圧力1.5MPaの条件に冷媒の圧力と耐圧容器の温度を調整して、粘度測定を行った。得られた結果を表1~2に示す。
試験機:神鋼造機(株)製の高圧雰囲気摩擦試験機(回転ベーン材と固定ディスク材との回転しゅう動方式)
油量:600ml
試験温度:110℃
回転数:500rpm
負荷荷重:80kgf
試験時間:1時間
ベーン材:SKH-51
ディスク材:FC250
冷媒:n-ヘキサン(冷凍機油に対して容積で20%配合。R290等の炭化水素冷媒は安全面での不安があるため代替として使用。)
試験容器内圧力:常圧より若干高い圧力
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- (A)ネオペンチルグリコール、トリメチロールプロパン及びペンタエリスリトールから選ばれる少なくとも1種の多価アルコールと、炭素数6~12の多塩基酸と、炭素数4~18の一価アルコール又は炭素数が4~18の一価脂肪酸とから合成されるコンプレックスエステル、並びに、(B)ネオペンチルグリコール、トリメチロールプロパン、ペンタエリスリトール及びジペンタエリスリトールから選ばれる少なくとも1種の多価アルコールと、炭素数4~18の一価脂肪酸とから合成されるポリオールエステルを、前記(A)コンプレックスエステル/前記(B)ポリオールエステルの質量比5/95~95/5で混合した混合エステルを基油として含有する冷凍機油と、
炭素数3又は4の炭化水素冷媒と、を含有し、
温度80℃、絶対圧力1.5MPaにおける冷媒溶解粘度が1.0mm2/s以上である、冷凍機用作動流体組成物。 - 前記(A)コンプレックスエステルを構成する前記多価アルコールがネオペンチルグリコール及び/又はトリメチロールプロパンである、請求項1に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
- 前記(A)コンプレックスエステルを構成する多塩基酸がアジピン酸及び/又はセバシン酸である、請求項1又は2に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
- 前記(A)コンプレックスエステルを構成する前記一価アルコールが炭素数8~10のアルコールである、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
- 前記(B)ポリオールエステルが、ネオペンチルグリコール及び/又はペンタエリスリトールと、炭素数4~9の一価脂肪酸とから合成されるエステルである、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
- 前記(B)ポリオールエステルが、ペンタエリスリトールと、炭素数4の一価脂肪酸及び3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸の混合酸、炭素数5の一価脂肪酸及び3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸の混合酸、又は、炭素数4の一価脂肪酸、炭素数5の一価脂肪酸及び3,5,5-トリメチルヘキサン酸の混合酸のいずれかの混合酸とから合成されるエステルである、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の冷凍機用作動流体組成物。
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