Choosing the right refrigerant

Abstract

There are five major factors that design engineers must consider in selecting a refrigerant for a particular application: performance, safety, reliability, environmental acceptability, and simple economics. In assessing these areas, design engineers should remember the relative importance of each depends upon the application and, of late, government regulations, which differ from one country to another. These areas are discussed along with the two of the primary criteria in the performance of a refrigeration system, which are refrigeration capacity and efficiency.