ShareIdentifying and evaluating alternatives to CFC-114 for navy shipboard chillers.
Author(s) : BARE J. C.
Type of article: Article
Summary
About 850 CFC-114 water chillers are installed in US naval ships. A program to identify an alternative refrigerant for simple retrofitting was essential. From a list of 34 promising chemicals, the hexafluoropropane isomers HFC-236ea and HFC-236fa were selected. Tests to date indicate thermodynamic properties reasonably similar to CFC-114, and toxicity, flammability and compatibility with used materials appear to be acceptable. A polyolester lubricant would be required. Additional tests such as acceptability in submarine situations may still be needed. D.W.H.
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- Original title: Identifying and evaluating alternatives to CFC-114 for navy shipboard chillers.
- Record ID : 1997-1344
- Languages: English
- Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 38 - n. 1
- Publication date: 1996/01
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Themes:
CFCs;
HFCs - Keywords: R114; Ship; Military application; R236ea; Substitute; USA; Retrofitting; Refrigerant; Air conditioning
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- Date : 1995/08/20
- Languages : English
- Source: For a Better Quality of Life. 19th International Congress of Refrigeration.
- Formats : PDF
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Calorimeter tests of HFC-236ea as a CFC-114 alt...
- Author(s) : KAZACHKI G. S., HENDRIKS R. V.
- Date : 1993/10/20
- Languages : English
- Source: The 1993 International CFC and Halon Alternatives Conference. Stratospheric Ozone Protection for the 90's. Proceedings.
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HFC-236ea: a potential alternative for CFC-114.
- Author(s) : SMITH D., RATANAPHRUKS K., TUFTS M. W., NG A. S.
- Date : 1993/10/20
- Languages : English
- Source: The 1993 International CFC and Halon Alternatives Conference. Stratospheric Ozone Protection for the 90's. Proceedings.
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- Author(s) : KAZACHKI G. S., GAGE C. L., HENDRIKS R. V., RHODES W. J.
- Date : 1994/09/21
- Languages : English
- Source: CFCs, the Day After.
- Formats : PDF
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Performance testing of a semi-hermetic compress...
- Author(s) : KAZACHKI G. S., HENDRIKS R. V.
- Date : 1994/07/19
- Languages : English
- Source: Proceedings of the 1994 International Refrigeration Conference at Purdue.
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