Lecturer: -Dr. Esam Mejbil Abid Babylon University
Subject: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration College of Engineering
Year: Fourth B.Sc. Department of Mechanical Engineering
R717 CHART
The most important requirement for refrigerants in the aftermath of ozone layer depletion is that it should be a non-Ozone Depleting Substance (non-ODS). The increased use of ammonia and use of other refrigeration cycles such as air cycle refrigeration systems and absorption systems also come under the second route. Both these routes have found their proponents and opponents. HFC-134a (synthetic substance) and hydrocarbons (natural substances) have emerged as alternatives to Freon-12. No clear pure fluid alternative has been found as yet for the other popular refrigerant HCFC-22