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Natural refrigerants for heat pumps.

Author(s) : PEARSON S. F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Natural refrigerants take part in various environmental cycles on a huge scale. Therefore they cannot damage the environment when released on a human scale, unlike some synthetic substances, which have no natural sinks and which produce undesirable effects out of all proportion to the quantities in which they may be released. Some natural refrigerants are relatively stable, e.g. carbon dioxide, and some, like ammonia, combine readily with other substances. The paper summarizes the properties and applications of natural refrigerants and explains their particular advantages when used as working fluids in heat pumps and refrigerating systems.

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  • Original title: Natural refrigerants for heat pumps.
  • Record ID : 2004-2686
  • Languages: English
  • Source: IEA HPC Newsl. - vol. 22 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 2004

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