HFC134a/HC600a/HC290 mixture a retrofit for CFC12 systems

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 735-743

  Sekhar, S J ^a   Lal, D M ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Experiment; Hydrocarbon; Miscibility; Mixture; Oil; R134a; Refrigerant

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; COMPRESSORS; EVAPORATORS; EXPERIMENTS; FLAMMABILITY; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICANTS; MINERAL OILS; MIXTURES; OZONE; REFRIGERATORS; RETROFITTING; SENSORS; SOLUBILITY; VENDING MACHINES;

HYDROFLUOROCARBON (HFC); OIL; PRESSURE GAUGE; R134A; REFRIGERANT EMISSIONS;

REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 20144381491     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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