R22 phase-out in existing installations. 4. Examples of applications and environmental analysis of the impact of changing refrigerants (TEWI, simplified ACV).

Remplacement du R22 dans les installations existantes. 4. Exemples d'applications et analyse environnementale de l'impact du changement de fluide frigorigène (TEWI, ACV simplifiée).

Author(s) : BENSAFI A.

Type of article: Article, Review, Case study

Summary

This fourth chapter provides the reader with examples of practical applications in which R22 can be replaced by an HFC suitable for the required task. In some configurations, changes designed to comply with standards by simply replacing refrigerants are impossible. Retrofitting or simply replacing the systems then has to be considered. Finally, as an example for a water chiller unit, it was demonstrated that the choice could only be final after mathematical analysis of the environmental impact of the new operation mode. See also this issue of the Bulletin, references 2010-0714 and 0717.