Hydrocarbons are excellent refrigerants: their flammability doesn't prevent their use.
Koolwaterstoffen zijn uitstekende koudemiddelen: brandbaarheid geen belemmering voor toepassing.
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Summary
Hydrocarbons, such as propane or isobutane, are perfect refrigerants to be used in refrigerating plants: they are inexpensive and they have high energy efficiencies. Because of their flammability, they are not used on a large scale. A risk-analysis of an air drier by TNO-MEP (Netherlands) shows that this is often not justified. Under the right conditions, these natural refrigerants are excellent and safe substitutes for large-scale synthetic refrigerants still in use.
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- Original title: Koolwaterstoffen zijn uitstekende koudemiddelen: brandbaarheid geen belemmering voor toepassing.
- Record ID : 2000-2406
- Languages: Dutch
- Source: Koude & Luchtbehandeling - vol. 93 - n. 2
- Publication date: 2000/02
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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- Themes: Hydrocarbons
- Keywords: Isobutane; Safety; Substitute; Propane; Flammability; Hydrocarbon; Refrigerant
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- Author(s) : DOEHLINGER M.
- Date : 1993/06/23
- Languages : English
- Source: Proceedings of the 1993 Non-Fluorocarbon Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Technology Workshop.
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- Author(s) : CLODIC D.
- Date : 1997/02/07
- Languages : French
- Source: Journée technique Pôle Fluides Frigorigènes. Rapport d'étude.
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- Author(s) : LI Y., TONG M.
- Date : 2002/09/17
- Languages : English
- Formats : PDF
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