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Long-term issues in selection of refrigerants for the future.

Author(s) : WEISS P., BARREAU M., FAUVARQUE P.

Summary

The refrigeration and air-conditioning industry has already got the skills and know-how to use long-term options like R134a and R404A. For competent workers, these refrigerants are the CFC lookalike handling options. The thermodynamic characteristics of ammonia and hydrocarbons allow them to play a role in very specific applications of the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry such as industrial refrigeration. Training of contractors is needed, most of them have been using only CFCs and copper tubing for the last 50 years: ammonia is not compatible with copper. However, for safety reasons, they do not seem to be the optimum option for the other applications where risk management may not be possible: lack of skills and know-how.

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  • Original title: Long-term issues in selection of refrigerants for the future.
  • Record ID : 1996-3256
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Stratospheric Ozone Protection for the 90's. 1995 International CFC and Halon Alternatives Conference & Exhibition. Conference proceedings.
  • Publication date: 1995/10/23
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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