Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3
What Is A Refrigerant?............................................................................................ 4
Common Refrigerants ............................................................................................. 5
What Makes A Good Refrigerant?.......................................................................... 8
Refrigerant Chemistry ........................................................................................... 21
Refrigerants and Refrigeration Systems................................................................ 24
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion.............................................................................. 28
Montreal Protocol and the EPA............................................................................. 30
Climate Change and Refrigerants.......................................................................... 39
Kyoto Protocol ...................................................................................................... 42
Refrigerants in The Future .................................................................................... 44
Conclusions ........................................................................................................... 48
References ............................................................................................................. 49
Appendix 1 R-134a MSDS Sheet ......................................................................... 51
Appendix 2 Refrigerant Properties....................................................................... 59
Appendix 3 Sample Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram .................................................. 64

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Application Guide AG 31-007