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After a brief history of the birth and the development of refrigeration, the author presents past, present and future refrigerants. He focuses on physical properties, along with environmental issues. He also points out the most widely used refrigerants in industrial, commercial, domestic, automotive refrigeration and in air conditioning. He gives his views on the future of halocarbon fluids, hydrocarbons, ammonia and carbon dioxide.
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- Original title: Refrigerants: past, present and future.
- Record ID : 2004-0054
- Languages: English
- Subject: Environment, General information, HFCs alternatives
- Source: 21st IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Serving the Needs of Mankind.
- Publication date: 2003/08/17
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Themes:
Refrigerating equipment: general information;
CFCs;
History of refrigeration;
HCFCs;
HFCs;
General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…);
Ammonia;
CO2;
Hydrocarbons - Keywords: Industrial application; Household application; HCFC; Commercial application; CFC; Ammonia; Prediction; Hydrocarbon; History; HFC; Environment; Refrigerant; CO2
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HCFCs and HFCs: perspectives.
- Author(s) : STEIMLE F.
- Date : 2001/08/29
- Languages : English
- Source: Refrigerant Management and Destruction Technologies of CFCs.
- Formats : PDF
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Mega-trends in industrial refrigeration.
- Author(s) : PEARSON A.
- Date : 2017/05/11
- Languages : English
- Source: 7th Conference on Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration Technology. Proceedings: Ohrid, North Macedonia, May 11-13, 2017.
- Formats : PDF
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Potential of low GWP alternatives in refrigerat...
- Author(s) : SICARS S.
- Date : 1999/05/26
- Languages : English
- Source: Joint IPCC/TEAP expert meeting on options for the limitation of emissions of HFCs and PFCs. Proceedings + Meeting report.
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Applications and emissions of fluorocarbon gase...
- Author(s) : MCFARLAND M.
- Date : 1999/05/26
- Languages : English
- Source: Joint IPCC/TEAP expert meeting on options for the limitation of emissions of HFCs and PFCs. Proceedings + Meeting report.
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Total environmental impact of a small hermetic ...
- Author(s) : HANSEN P. E., GUSTAFSSON V., DRABAEK I., SCHMIDT A., PEDERSEN P. B.
- Date : 1994/07/19
- Languages : English
- Source: Proceedings of the 1994 International Refrigeration Conference at Purdue.
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