Computational and experimental investigation of low ODP and low GWP HCFC-123 and HC-290 refrigerant mixture alternate to CFC-12

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3053-3062

  Kumar, K Senthil ^a   Rajagopal, K ^b  

^a VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alternate refrigerant; Global warming; Ozone depletion; R123 R290

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BOILING POINT; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GLOBAL WARMING; OZONE LAYER;

ALTERNATE REFRIGERANT; MONTREAL PROTOCOL; OZONE DEPLETION;

REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 35548994961     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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