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Experimental analysis of R-450A and R-513A as replacements of R-134a and R-507A in a medium temperature commercial refrigeration system.
R450a and R513a as low-GWP substitutes of R-134a and R-507a in a medium temperature refrigeration system.
Evaluation of R449A in field retrofits of R404A supermarket systems.
Direct vs indirect commercial refrigeration at medium temperature: energy analysis.
Influence of equations of state and mixture models on the design of a refrigeration process.
Entropic and statistical analysis of refrigeration cycle taking into account refrigerant pressure drop in condenser.
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A review of application status and replacement progress of refrigerants in the Chinese cold chain industry.
Low GWP drop-in alternative refrigerants for low-temperature transport refrigerators with eutectic refrigerating systems.
A proposed subcooling method for vapor compression refrigeration cycle based on expansion power recovery.
Reaching near-zero GWP with packaged ammonia/carbon dioxide systems.
Entropic and statistical analysis of industrial refrigeration plants.
Pressurized adsorption cooling cycles driven by solar/waste heat.
Experimental isobaric heat capacity of liquid HFC-32+HFO-1234ze(E) mixture and extension of a predictive corresponding state equation to HFC mixtures.
Entropic optimization of the economizer's pressure in a heat pump cycle integrated with a flash-tank and vapor-injection system.
Analysis of alternatives to high GWP refrigerants for eutectic refrigerating systems.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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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...
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.
Supermarket refrigerant retrofitting.
A few figures about supermarkets retrofitting their refrigeration systems with alternative refrigerants.
Price increase for HFCs
Chemours, Mexichem and Arkema have announced 10-15% rise in cost of several HFCs from 1st January 2016
EU: High-GWP HFC shortages and price rises
Several refrigeration associations in the EU have warned of severe refrigerant supply problems in their countries.
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.
US EPA proposes to prohibit certain high-GWP HFCs in MAC and retail refrigeration
EPA proposed in July 2014 to change the status of certain HFCs with high GWP previously listed as acceptable under the EPA’s SNAP Program to unacceptable in several end-uses.
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.
Mexichem, DuPont and Honeywell announced new HFO-based alternatives for R404A and R134a
M. Cooper, sales manager for Mexichem, revealed in RAC the manufacturer’s offering for stationary refrigeration would be based on its AC5 refrigerant (R444A) which has been undergoing development as a mobile air-conditioning refrigerant....
UK supermarkets promise 80% gas emission cut
The UK’s leading supermarkets have pledged to reduce emissions from refrigeration gases by 80% by 2020.
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.
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