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Environmental solutions for today's refrigerant challenges

P.J. Ostman

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This article stresses environmental considerations in selection of refrigerants to replace Chlorofluorocarbons as they are phased out. The topics of the article include a review of available refrigerants and their relative merits for a particular application, other refrigeration technologies, recommended strategies, common chiller situations, and reducing CFC dependence.

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Key concepts: Refrigerant, Chiller, Refrigeration, Environmental science, Selection (genetic algorithm), Process engineering, Water chiller, Environmental economics