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Industrial refrigerant used for marine campus cooling.

Author(s) : BAS E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The marine campus of the University of Miami, USA, was served by numerous CFC systems. Some rooftop units suffered corrosion from salt air. In a revamp of the total cooling requirements, controversial refrigerants were rejected in favour of a central ammonia plant. Capital costs were higher than for individual systems, but ammonia is more efficient and a central plant allowed less cooling capacity to be installed as demand is uneven in different end uses. An investment payback of 5.3 years is estimated without including the replacement costs of corroded rooftop units. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: Industrial refrigerant used for marine campus cooling.
  • Record ID : 1995-0077
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy
  • Source: Air Cond. Heat. Refrig. News - vol. 191 - n. 10
  • Publication date: 1994/03/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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