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AMMONIA AS COOLANT.

Author(s) : BUTLER D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS THE EFFICIENCIES AND COSTS INVOLVED WHEN AMMONIA IS USED AS REFRIGERANT IN AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL CFC OR HCFC. THE SYSTEM MUST BE INDIRECT BECAUSE OF TOXICITY AND FLAMMABILITY, AND THE EVAPORATOR MUST BE VENTED. UNITS ARE LIKELY TO BE HEAVIER LEADING TO COST INCREASES WHICH MAY NULLIFY THE GREATER EFFICIENCY OF AMMONIA AS A REFRIGERANT. HOWEVER, EARLY RESTRICTION OF HCFCS MAY MAKE AMMONIA AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: AMMONIA AS COOLANT.
  • Record ID : 1991-0566
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. chart. Inst. Build. Serv. - vol. 12 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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