Provided are compositions, additives for forming compositions, methods of operating apparatus in fluid communication with the compositions, and apparatus comprising the compositions. For example, the composition may include a polyalphaolefin component of from about 95% to about 99.5% w/w. The composition may include an additive component. The additive component may include an anti-wear agent. The anti-wear agent may be from about 0.1% to about 2% w/w. The anti-wear component may be characterized by an acid value of at least about 1 mg KOH/g. The additive component may include an aryl amine antioxidant agent, an anti-rust agent, and a metal deactivator agent. The composition may be characterized by a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of at least about 5 centiStokes, a viscosity index of at least about 80, and an acid value in mg KOH/g of between about 0.1 and about 1.

A lubricating oil composition including 100 mass parts of (A) an ester compound, 0.05 to 1.5 mass parts of (B) an amine salt of an acidic phosphoric ester and 0.01 to 0.50 mass parts of (C) a monoesterified compound, wherein (A) the ester compound is an ester compound of trimethylolpropane, a straight-chain saturated fatty acid having a carbon number of 8 to 10 and adipic acid; (B) the amine salt is an amine salt of an acidic phosphoric ester; and (C) the monoesterified compound is a monoesterified compound of an alkane diol having a carbon number of 3 to 8 and of succinic acid having an alkyl group having a carbon number of 8 to 18 or an alkenyl group having a carbon number of 8 to 18.

A lubricating oil composition including 100 mass parts of (A) an ester compound, 0.05 to 1.5 mass parts of (B) an amine salt of an acidic phosphoric ester and 0.01 to 0.50 mass parts of (C) a monoesterified compound, wherein (A) the ester compound is an ester compound of trimethylolpropane, a straight-chain saturated fatty acid having a carbon number of 8 to 10 and adipic acid; (B) the amine salt is an amine salt of an acidic phophoric ester; and (C) the monoesterified compound is a monoesterified compound of an alkane diol having a carbon number of 3 to 8 and of succinic acid having an alkyl group having a carbon number of 8 to 18 or an alkenyl group having a carbon number of 8 to 18.

Provided are compositions, additives for forming compositions, methods of operating apparatus in fluid communication with the compositions, and apparatus comprising the compositions. For example, the composition may include a polyalphaolefin component of from about 95% to about 99.5% w/w. The composition may include an additive component. The additive component may include an anti-wear agent. The anti-wear agent may be from about 0.1% to about 2% w/w. The anti-wear component may be characterized by an acid value of at least about 1 mg KOH/g. The additive component may include an aryl amine antioxidant agent, an anti-rust agent, and a metal deactivator agent. The composition may be characterized by a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. of at least about 5 centiStokes, a viscosity index of at least about 80, and an acid value in mg KOH/g of between about 0.1 and about 1.

There is provided a press-fit lubricant composition comprising an unsaturated compound with an iodine value of 100 or more.

The present invention relates to a liquid composition for electrical insulation including a dielectric fluid and an additive, the additive being dissolved in the dielectric fluid and having a 1.sup.st excitation energy which is lower than the 1.sup.st excitation energy of the dielectric fluid.