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ISSN 2176-5480 22nd International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM 2013) November 3-7, 2013, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil Copyright © 2013 by ABCM WEAR TESTS METHODOLOGIES OF RECIPROCATING HERMETIC COMPRESSORS: AN OVERVIEW Igor Marcel Gomes Almeida Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte. Av. Salgado Filho, 1559, Tirol. Natal-RN. Brazil. igor.almeida@.br Cleiton Rubens Formiga Barbosa Francisco de Assis Oliveira Fontes João Telesforo Nóbrega de Medeiros Department of Mechanical Engineering. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Av. Salgado Filho, S/N, Lagoa Nova. Natal- RN. Brazil. cleiton@ufrnet.br; franciscofontes@.br; joaotelesforo@ Abstract. The refrigerants being used in vapor compression processes have specific thermodynamic properties, which are decisive for the performance of the compressor of the system. The Montreal and the Kyoto protocols initiated a discussion of alternative refrigerants, which lead to new requirements of the compressor. The reliability of reciprocal compressors has become a leading field for compressor research. One of the main tools in the reliability field is accelerated life testing (ALT). These tests are designed to provide life estimates or to define lower bounds of product/parts reliability at shortened periods of time. The objective of this paper is to discuss the literature on accelerated life testing of reciprocating hermetic compressors, focusing on the wear of mechanical components. Several test methodologies are discussed as wel