A FLAMMABLE CFC SUBSTITUTE ? THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND SAFETY IN CHLORINE-FREE CFC SUBSTITUTES.

[In German. / En allemand.]

Type of article: Article

Summary

A SUMMARY IS FIRST PRESENTED OF THE RELATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF R12, R134A AND R152A, WITH DATA GIVEN ON THE OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL AND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT (R152A HAS ONE NOTABLE DISADVANTAGE: IT IS FLAMMABLE). THEN THE CONCLUSIONS ARE GIVEN OF A CONFERENCE ORGANIZED IN MAY BY THE WEST GERMAN PARLIAMENT ON THE POSSIBLE USE OF R152A AS A SUBSTITUTE. AMONG THE CONCLUSIONS WERE: 1) AT THE MOMENT THERE EXISTS NO RISK-FREE SOLUTION ; AND 2) THE RISK OF FLAMMABILITY WITH R152A SEEMS SO HIGH THAT IT IS UNLIKELY TO BE C M. C.

Details

  • Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
  • Record ID : 1991-1029
  • Languages: German
  • Source: DKV Aktuell, Deutschet Kälte- und Klimatechnisher Verein e.V. - extra n. 4
  • Publication date: 1990/06
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Links


See the source