Polarized Refrigerant Oil Additive such as ArtiKool is gaining acceptance
due to the 1998 ASHRAE published information on how the potential for 7% to 40% energy savings exist. ArtiKool
is a technology that provides the means to get that savings potential.
Per 1998 ASHRAE Handbook, Refrigeration - basicly states Oil
fouling of the heat transfer surfaces of air conditioning and refrigeration systems, will cause a loss of about 7% efficiency
the first year, 5% the second year, and 2% per year the following years. This loss will continue to accumulate until equilibrium
is reached between flow force and adhesion. At this point the oil boundary layer formed has achieved its maximum thickness,
producing maximum loss of efficiency. Usually, the efficiency degradation will peak somewhere between 20% and 30 %. Published
ASHRAE information confirms these observations. According to ASHRAE, performance is degraded by as much as 30% due to the
build-up of lubricants on internal surfaces. Higher percentages up to 40% have been observed in systems 20 years old or older.
