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Gas Servei S.A. apuesta por el RS-50 (R442A): el nuevo refrigerante de alta eficiencia y bajo PCA para reemplazar al R404A y R507.
Gas Servei S.A. bet on the RS -50 (R442A): high efficiency and low GWP new refrigerant to replace R404A and R507.
Estudio de campo para comparar 4 refrigerantes en la misma instalación R507, R407A, R407F, R442A, para baja temperatura de evaporación (-30°C).
Field study to compare four refrigerants R507, R407A, R407F, R442A in the same low-temperature (-30°C) evaporation installation.
Aplicación practica en un nuevo equipo con el refrigerante R-442A para baja temperatura: conservación de productos congelados.
Practical application on new equipement with R-442A refrigerant for low temperature: frozen products preservation.
Entropic and statistical analysis of refrigeration cycles for “shock” freezing.
[In Russian. / En russe.]
IIR document
Thermophysical properties of refrigerants (2014)
Refrigerant boiling at low heat flux densities in vertical tubes with heat transfer enhancing fittings.
Recommended by the IIR / IIR document
Diagnosis and baseline refrigerant use in the Colombian meat, dairy, and fruit and vegetable industries.
Comparing energy consumption and life cycle costs of industrial size refrigeration systems.
R450a and R513a as low-GWP substitutes of R-134a and R-507a in a medium temperature refrigeration system.
Ammonia and CO2 applications in industrial refrigeration plants.
High-Glide refrigerant blends and system retrofits.
Commercial refrigeration: an overview of current status.
Aspects regarding the substitution of R22 refrigerating agent in cooling systems, air conditioning and heating pumps.
Les systèmes de froid dans le domaine du médicament: perspectives et évolutions.
Refrigeration systems applied to medicine: developments and prospects.
Environmental impact of possible replacements for R22.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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US: R134a, R410A and R407C could be banned in chillers from 2025
AHRI and NRDC issue joint letter supporting EPA SNAP proposal to prohibit R134a, R410A and R407C in new chillers from 2025.
Canada: Government intends to prohibit R134a in commercial refrigeration
A Notice of Intent was published by the Canadian Ministry of Environment indicating that the government is considering prohibition of the manufacture and import of high GWP refrigerants, including R134a, R507 series and R404A in certain commercial...
Kenyan fish processing facility upgrades from R22 to ammonia
East Africa Sea Foods (EASF), a fish processing facility in Kenya, recently replaced its aging R22 refrigeration system with a two-stage ammonia system.
Low GWP refrigerants for Olympic ice rinks in China
For the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, nine ice rinks are used. five use CO2 as a refrigerant, and four use R449A.
Latest news on HFCs alternatives
R470A, R470B, R466: What applications and what features for these new non-flammable refrigerants?
Reducing the environmental impact of ultra-low temperature refrigeration systems
Ultra-low temperature (ULT) refrigeration systems often use very high-GWP HFCs. Yet, ULT systems are excluded from the scope of the regulations aimed at phasing-down HFCs. An IJR paper reviews the most promising...
France: a HFC price commission before an index from INSEE (in French)
During SIFA, the Snefcca (French national union of refrigeration, kitchen equipment and air conditioning companies) confirms deadlines and framework of the future index from INSEE (French national institute for statistics and economic studies)...
Briefs: USA
- The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published on August 31 the first energy efficiency standards for refrigerated vending machines. The new standards take effect in 2012 and over the following 30 years, DOE estimates it will save about 47 TWh...
Price increase for HFCs
Chemours, Mexichem and Arkema have announced 10-15% rise in cost of several HFCs from 1st January 2016
Direct CO2 emissions generated by the refrigeration sector in Chile
As part of its national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC, Chile reported greenhouse gas emission values for the refrigeration and air conditioning sector.
Increase in refrigerant prices in the United Kingdom.
Refrigerant suppliers across the United Kingdom announced price increases of high GWP refrigerants from April 1, 2017.
Consequences of the EU F-Gas Regulation: uncertainty on the future availability of R404A
Anyone installing equipment with R404A now will probably have to retrofit to a lower GWP refrigerant in the next few years.
Supermarket refrigerant retrofitting.
A few figures about supermarkets retrofitting their refrigeration systems with alternative refrigerants.
US: EPA confirms two rules to reduce HFC emissions.
HFC phase-down: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces a ban on a number of HFC refrigerants in certain applications and tightens leak rate rules.
EU F-Gas Regulation impacts
The revised F-Gas Regulation No 517/2014 was published on May 20, 2014 in the Official Journal of the European Union. It entered into force on June 9 and will apply from January 1, 2015.
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Discover the new IIR Publications Catalogue!
Available in print and PDF version, in the IIR 2016/2017 Publications Catalogue you will find our latest and staple publications (including IIR conference proceedings), reference documents, and a list of all our Information Services.
Encyclopedia of refrigeration
Hydrocarbon refrigerants
Hydrocarbons such as R290 (propane), R600a (isobutane) or R1270 (propene/propylene) are low GWP non-toxic natural refrigerants with excellent thermodynamic properties. They offer an...
