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REFRIGERANTS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

Author(s) : ATWOOD T., HUGHES H. M.

Summary

EFFORTS TO GENERICALLY RANK REFRIGERANTS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR INHERENT THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCIES HAVE THUS FAR NOT PROVEN TO BE VERY PRODUCTIVE. MUCH CONFLICTING INFORMATION HAS SURFACED AS TO THE TRUE IMPACTS ON ENERGY DEMAND OF VARIOUS CANDIDATE FLUIDS. MUCH MORE THAN A SIMPLE THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE EFFICIENCY IS INVOLVED. OTHER FACTORS MAY HAVE EQUAL OR EVEN GREATER IMPACT ON THE ULTIMATE ENERGY DEMANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR WORKING FLUID AND/OR SYSTEM DESIGN. EVEN CALORIMETER TESTING MAY PROVE MISLEADING IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE OPTIMIZATION.

Details

  • Original title: REFRIGERANTS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
  • Record ID : 1991-1032
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990/07/17
  • Source: Source: USNC-IIR/Proc. 1990 Refrig. Conf., Purdue Univ./ASHRAE, Purdue CFC Conf./Purdue Univ., Ray W. Herrick Lab., Sch. mech. Eng.
    80-89; 1 fig.; 4 tabl.; 5 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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