Many Options for Natural Refrigerants - UNIDO ATMOsphere Technology Summit

published Jun 06, 2013 - 20 pages

Pega Hrnjak presents an overview of the main natural refrigerant alternatives with serious potential to become mainstream options: CO2, ammonia and hydrocarbons. Recap of Carnot cycle and the fact that all refrigerants are equally efficient in Carnot cycle, but start to differ when designers move a away from Carnot for technical reasons. Accrding to Pega Hrnjak, the main issue to the widespread adoption of naturals is the need to overcom the higher initial cost.

Pega Hrnjak presents an overview of the main natural refrigerant alternatives with serious potential to become mainstream options: CO2, ammonia and hydrocarbons. Recap of Carnot cycle and the fact that all refrigerants are equally efficient in Carnot cycle, but start to differ when designers move a away from Carnot for technical reasons. Accrding to Pega Hrnjak, the main issue to the widespread adoption of naturals is the need to overcom the higher initial cost.

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