Ozone friendly HFC134a/HC mixture compatible with mineral oil in refrigeration system improves energy efficiency of a walk in cooler

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 1175-1186

  Sekhar, S Joseph ^a   Kumar, K Senthil ^a   Lal, D Mohan ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; HFC134a HC290 HC600a mixture; Oil miscibility; Ozone friendly refrigerant; Retrofitting CFC12 systems; Walk in cooler

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; COMPRESSORS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLAMMABILITY; MINERAL OILS; OZONE; REFRIGERATION; RETROFITTING; SOLUBILITY;

OIL MISCIBILITY; POLYOL ESTER OIL;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0347759907     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2003.08.017     Document Type: Article

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