The present invention comprises a compound represented by the following structure:
wherein:
- O is oxygen;
- Rf and Rf are, independently, a perfluoroaliphatic
group; and
- Rh is independently a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene
group having from 2 to about 8 carbon atoms and at least 4 hydrogen atoms, and
- wherein the hydrofluoroether compound is free of —O—CH2—O—.
Another embodiment is an apparatus comprising a device and a mechanism for
heat transfer comprising a hydrofluoroether heat-transfer fluid.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a method for heat transfer.
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