Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company

Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.

Behrouz Engheta

Jörg F W Weber

Heinrich R Braun

Tobias Klande

Andrew Edmund Taggi

Shuji Luo

Kevin John Kelly

Gary Christensen

Kyle G Lewis

Patrick C Chen

Jennifer L Rapp

Babak LotfizadehDehkordi

Methyl paraffins formed by hydrogenating one or more LAO dimers comprising a vinylidene moiety or a trisubstituted olefin moiety may have advantageous heat transfer properties, particularly when incorporated within an electric vehicle. For example, methyl paraffins produced upon hydrogenating LAO dimers formed from one or more C-CLAOS, particularly in the presence of a Hf metallocene catalyst system, may contain 12-24 carbon atoms, and collectively have a flash point of about 130° C. or above, a pour point of about −42° C. or lower, a thermal conductivity at 80° C. of about 0.165 W/m·K or higher, and a Mouromtseff number ranging from about 17,000 to about 27,000 kg/(s·m·K) at 80° C. Heat transfer fluids comprising such methyl paraffins may be placed in contact with a heat-generating component, such as a battery and/or motor of an electric vehicle, or within a similar type of battery system, including immersive configurations for a battery.

Heat transfer fluids comprising methyl paraffins derived from linear alpha olefin dimers and use thereof

This disclosure relates to heat transfer fluids for use in heat transfer systems. The heat transfer fluids comprise at least one non-aqueous dielectric heat transfer fluid. The non-aqueous dielectric heat transfer fluid has density (&#x3c1;), specific heat (c), and dynamic viscosity (&#x3bc;) properties. The heat transfer fluids have a normalized effectiveness factor (NEF) as determined by the following equation: wherein DEFis a dimensional effectiveness factor for the heat transfer fluid that is determined based on an equation designated in Table 1 below for a selected pump and a selected heat transfer circuit dominant flow regime; wherein DEFis a dimensional effectiveness factor for a reference fluid that is determined using the same equation designated in Table 1 for DEFabove for the same selected pump and the same selected heat transfer circuit dominant flow regime; and wherein the heat transfer fluid has a NEFvalue equal to or greater than 1.0. This disclosure also provides a method for improving performance of a heat transfer system, a method for improving performance of an apparatus, and a method for selecting a heat transfer fluid for use in a heat transfer system. The heat transfer fluids and methods of this disclosure are applicable in situations where the heat transfer system is dominated by heat conveyance.

Heat transfer fluids and methods of use

This disclosure relates to heat transfer fluids for use in heat transfer systems. The heat transfer fluids comprise at least one non-aqueous dielectric heat transfer fluid. The non-aqueous dielectric heat transfer fluid has density (&#x3c1;), specific heat (c), and dynamic viscosity (&#x3bc;) properties. The heat transfer fluids have a normalized effectiveness factor (NEF) as determined by the following equation:  wherein DEFis a dimensional effectiveness factor for the heat transfer fluid that is determined based on an equation designated in Table 1 below for a selected pump and a selected heat transfer circuit dominant flow regime; wherein DEFis a dimensional effectiveness factor for a reference fluid that is determined using the same equation designated in Table 1 for DEFabove for the same selected pump and the same selected heat transfer circuit dominant flow regime; and wherein the heat transfer fluid has a NEFvalue equal to or greater than 1.0. This disclosure also provides a method for improving performance of a heat transfer system, a method for improving performance of an apparatus, and a method for selecting a heat transfer fluid for use in a heat transfer system. The heat transfer fluids and methods of this disclosure are applicable in situations where the heat transfer system is dominated by heat conveyance.

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