Lubricant for gears

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-11-10
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD
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[0007]The present invention has been conceived under such circumstances. Thus, an object of the invention is to provide a lubricating oil for gears which has high stability against shear (hereinafter referred to as shear stability) and high oxidation resistance and which prevents malfunction during start-up at low temperature.

Problems solved by technology

In general, a wind power generator does not operate continuously.
In such a case, when a step-up gear oil having high viscosity measured at low temperature is used, the discharge pressure of a circulating pump increases excessively during start-up at low temperature, readily causing problematic malfunction.
However, addition of a high-molecular-weight polymer having low shear stability to a step-up gear oil is not preferred, since such a polymer imposes high load on the step-up gear.
In the case where a polymer having lower molecular weight is used, use of an olefin copolymer encounters difficulty in elevating viscosity index, and use of PMA (polymethacrylate) readily causes a drop in viscosity attributed to shear force, along with a drop in oxidation resistance.

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[0082]To a stainless steel autoclave (capacity: 5 L) purged with nitrogen, 1-decene (2.5 L), which had been degassed and dehydrate through nitrogen bubbling in advance, was fed. The temperature of the autoclave was elevated to 105° C., and a 1.0-mol / L triisobutylaluminum / toluene solution (6.3 mL) and a 10-mmol / L N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate / toluene suspension (5 mL) were added to the autoclave.

[0083]Subsequently, a 10-mmol / L (1,1′-dimethylsilylene)(2,2′-dimethylsilylene)-bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride / toluene solution (2.5 mL) was added to the autoclave, and the contents were allowed to react at 105° C. for 6 hours, while hydrogen (50 kPa) was continuously added thereto.

[0084]In the above reaction, the ratio of metallocene compound to 1-decene was 0.025 mmol / L(1-decene); the ratio by mole of triisobutylaluminum / metallocene compound was 100; and the ratio by mole of borate compound / metallocene compound was 2. The reaction was terminated with 1% d...

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[0086]A stainless steel autoclave (capacity: 2 L) was sufficiently dried and purged with nitrogen. Under nitrogen, 1-dodecene (780 mL) and 1-octene (420 mL) were added to the autoclave, and the temperature thereof was elevated to 105° C. Subsequently, under nitrogen, triisobutylaluminum (0.3 mmol) (1 mmol / mL toluene solution; 0.3 mL), (1,1′-dimethylsilylene)(2,2′-dimethylsilylene)-bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (15 μmol) (5 μmol / mL toluene solution; 3 mL), and N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate (60 μmol) (20 μmol / mL slurry in toluene; 3 mL) were added to the autoclave, and the mixture was stirred for a while. Then, hydrogen (0.05 MPaG) was fed thereto, and polymerization was initiated. The polymerization reaction was performed at 105° C. for 120 minutes, and the polymerization was terminated through addition of methanol (10 mL) to the polymerization system. The contents were removed from the autoclave and added to 1 mass % aqueous NaOH (500 mL) with s...

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Abstract

The invention provides a lubricating oil for gears which contains an α-olefin polymer having a viscosity index of 175 or higher and which has a viscosity index of 170 or higher. The lubricating oil for gears which has high shear stability and high oxidation resistance and which prevents malfunction during start-up at low temperature.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a lubricating oil for gears and, more particularly, to a lubricating oil for gears containing an α-olefin polymer having a high viscosity index.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In recent years, demand for utilization of natural energy has attracted considerable attention to cope with environmental issues and possible exhaustion of fossil fuels. For example, an increasing numbers of countries and regions have come to employ wind power generation. In wind power generation, kinetic energy of wind is transformed into electric energy by means of rotors including propellers which are rotated by wind. In general, a wind power generator does not operate continuously. That is, when the wind velocity falls outside a range allowing power generation, the wind power generator is stopped, whereas when the wind velocity falls within that range, the generator is restarted. In wind power generation, a step-up gear is employed to elevate power generation effic...

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IPC IPC(8): C10M105/02
CPCC10M107/10C10M2205/0285C08F210/14C08F4/65927C10M2207/283C10M2207/289C10M2209/084C10M2215/064C10M2215/223C10N2220/022C10N2230/02C10N2230/06C10N2230/10C10N2230/68C10N2240/02C10N2240/04C10N2270/00C08F4/65908C08F4/65912C08F2500/17C10N2020/02C10N2030/02C10N2030/06C10N2030/10C10N2040/02C10N2040/04C10N2070/00C10N2030/68
InventorOKADA, TAHEI
OwnerIDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD