The effect of blowing agent choice on energy use and global warming impact of a refrigerator

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 27, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 794-799

  Johnson, Robert W ^a  

^a RWJ Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic refrigerator; Energy consumption; Foam; Global warming potential; Life cycle; Parameter; Survey

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOAMS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; SAFETY FACTOR;

GLOBAL WARMING EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (GWP); HYDROFLUOROCARBON (HFC);

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 7044228274     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2004.07.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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