Is the use of CO2 as a refrigerant in refrigerating plant or heat pumps a real alternative or is it just an illusion?

CO2 als Arbeitsstoff für Kältemaschinen und Wärmepumpen eine Alternative oder eine Illusion?

Author(s) : FLACKE N., KLÖCKER K.

Type of excerpt: Book chapter

Summary

The principles underlying the use of CO2 as a refrigerant are presented. The environmental impact of CO2 is compared with that of other refrigerants. Possible use of CO2 in transcritical cycles and as a two-phase heat carrier, are discussed.

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  • Original title: CO2 als Arbeitsstoff für Kältemaschinen und Wärmepumpen eine Alternative oder eine Illusion?
  • Record ID : 2000-0937
  • Languages: German
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritz Steimle.
  • Publication date: 1998/09/04
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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