Comparative efficiencies and implications for greenhouse gas emissions of chiller refrigerants

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 833-841

  Calm, James M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Chiller; Comparison; Efficiency; Global warming; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROCARBONS; REFRIGERANTS;

CHILLER; COMPARISON; HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON (HCFC); HYDROFLUOROCARBON (HFC);

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 33744939433     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2005.08.017     Document Type: Article

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