A 'drop-in' refrigerant R431A for replacing HCFC22 in residential air-conditioners and heat pumps

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1671-1675

  Park, Ki Jung ^a   Shim, Yun Bo ^a   Jung, Dongsoo ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air conditioners; Heat pumps; HFC152a; Natural refrigerants; Propane; R431A

Indexed keywords

AZEOTROPIC MIXTURES; CO-EFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; DISCHARGE TEMPERATURES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; GREENHOUSE WARMING; HEAT PUMPING; HEAT PUMPS; HFC152A; LONG TERMS; LOW DENSITIES; NATURAL REFRIGERANTS; OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIALS; R431A; TEST RESULTS; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE;

AIR CONDITIONING; DROPS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; PROPANE; REFRIGERANTS; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

PUMPS;

EID: 67349106165     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.03.027     Document Type: Article

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