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SURVEY OF THE AIR-CONDITIONING INDUSTRY.

Author(s) : WURM J., BIEDERMAN R.

Summary

THE AIR CONDITIONING MARKET REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE TOTAL REFRIGERATION MARKET WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT 100 BILLION US DOLLARS PER YEAR WORLDWIDE. THE US MARKET EMPLOYS A FIGURE OF MERIT DESIGNATED AS THE SEER (SEASONA EFFICIENCY RATIO) FOR US MANUFACTURED UNITARY AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS OF RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL COMMERCIAL SIZE. OVER THE PAST DECADE THE SEER RATING INCREASED FROM 7 TO 9 ON AN ABSOLUTE SCALE, BUT BY 1990 IT WILL BE MANDATED THAT RESIDENTIAL SIZE AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS MUST PRODUCE SEER RATINGS OF 10 AND EVEN HIGHER. THE SURVEY OUTLINES THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES: IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING STANDARDS, BETTER COMPONENT AND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, NEW DESIGNS AND APPLICATIONS FOR SYSTEM CONTROLS, GREATER RELIABILITY, BETTER AWARENESS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL ISSUES, IMPROVED COMFORT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. A. H. S.

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  • Original title: SURVEY OF THE AIR-CONDITIONING INDUSTRY.
  • Record ID : 1989-1223
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy
  • Source: Development in refrigeration, refrigeration for development. Proceedings of the XVIIth international Congress of Refrigeration.
  • Publication date: 1987/08/24
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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