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SYNOPSIS OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS EVALUATION PROGRAM
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Baskin*, E. SYNOPSIS OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS EVALUATION PROGRAM. ASHRAE TRANSACTIONS 104(2):266-273, (1997).
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The paper is a recapitulation of the experimental testing at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's NRMRL's (National Risk Management Research Laboratory's) Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division on residential refrigerator/freezers (R/Fs). R/F testing at the NRMRL laboratory focused on two areas -- alternative refrigerants and equipment configurations. Refrigerants evaluated consisted of single components, azeotropes, and zeotropes derived from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrocarbons (HCs). These refrigerants were evaluated in conventional and non-conventional R/F designs. Major and minor design modifications were studied. Minor modifications consisted of various capillary tube lengths, door insulations, and compressors; while major modifications included two-evaporator and two-cycle R/F systems. Results obtained from testing the two-cycle system are not covered in the paper but will be discussed in a later paper. This paper presents experimental results of alternative technologies evaluated at NRMRL as replacements for ozone depleting chemicals.
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