Refrigerant Properties
Some common and refrigerants and their physical properties
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| Refrigerant | Formula | Boiling temperature (oC) |
Critical temperature (oC) |
Properties | Applications |
| Ammonia | NH3 | -33 | 133 |
Ammonia - An efficient refrigerant used successfully in industrial applications through many Highly toxic. Careful consideration must be given to any design or application. Penetrating odor, soluble in water. harmless in concentration up to 1/30%, non flammable, explosive |
Large industrial plants |
| R11 | CCl3F | 8.9 | 198 |
R11 is a single chlorofluorocarbon or CFC compound. High chlorine content and Ozone Depletion Potential - ODP1) and high Global Warming Potential - GWP2). The use and manufacture of R11 and similar CFC refrigerants is now banned within the European Union even for servicing. ODP = 1 and GWP = 4000 Non flammable, non corrosive non toxic, stable |
Commercial plants with centrifugal compressors. |
| R12 Dichlorodi- fluoromethane |
CCl2F2 | -29.8 | 112 | Little odor, colorless gas or liquid, non flammable, non corrosive of ordinary metals, stable | Small plants with reciprocating compressors. Automotive, Medium Temperature Refrigeration |
| R22 Chlorodi- fluoromethane |
CHClF2 | -40.8 | 96 |
R22 is a single hydrochlorofluorocarbon or HCFC compound. Low chlorine content and ozone depletion potential and only a modest global warming potential. R22 can still be used in small heat pump systems, but new systems can not be manufactured for use in the EU after 2003. From 2010 only recycled or saved stocks of R22 can be used. It will no longer be manufactured. ODP = 0.05 and GWP = 1700 Little odor, colorless as gas or liquid, non toxic, non irritating, non flammable, non corrosive, stable |
Packaged air-conditioning units where size of equipment and economy are important. Air Conditioning, Low and
Medium Temperature Refrigeration |
| R-134a 1,1,1,2- tetra- fluoroethane |
CH2FCF3 | R134a is a single hydrofluorocarbon or HFC compound. No chlorine content, no ozone depletion potential. Modest global warming potential. ODP = 0 and GWP = 1300 |
Automotive replacement for R-12, Stationary A/C, Medium Temp Refrigeration |
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| R290 | R290 is pure propane, a hydrocarbon and efficient naturally occurring refrigerant with similar properties to R22 No ozone depletion potential and an extremely low global warming potential. Environmentally safe but highly flammable. Used only after careful consideration to safety ODP = 0 and GWP = 3. |
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| R407C | R407C is a ternary blend of hydrofluorocarbon or HFC compounds. 23% of R32, 25% of R125 and 52% of R134a. No chlorine content, no ozone depletion potential Modest direct global warming potential ODP = 0 and GWP = 1610 |
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| R410A | R410A is a binary blend of hydrofluorocarbon or HFC compounds 50% of R32 and 50% of R125 No chlorine content, no ozone depletion potential Modest global warming potential ODP = 0 and GWP 1890 |
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| R417A | R417A is the zero ODP replacement for R22 Suitable for new equipment and as a drop-in replacement for existing systems. |
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| R500 | CCl2F2 (73,8%) CH3 CH F2 (26.2%) |
-33 | Similar to R12 | Offers aprox. 20% more refrigeration capacity than R12 for same compressor. | |
| R502 | CCl F2 (48,8%) CCl F2-CF3 (51.2%) |
-45.6 | 90.1 | Non flammable, non toxic, non corrosive, stable | Capacity comparable to R22. |
1) ODP - The ODP or Ozone Depletion Potential. The potential for a single molecule of the refrigerant to destroy the Ozone Layer. All refrigerants use R11 as a datum reference where R11 has an ODP of 1.0. The less the value of the ODP - the better the refrigerant is for the ozone layer and the environment.
2) GWP - The GWP, or Global Warming Potential. A measurement (usually measured over a 100-year period) of how much effect a refrigerant will have on Global Warming in relation to Carbon Dioxide. CO2 has a GWP of 1. The lower the value of GWP - the better the refrigerant is for the environment.
Currently there are no restrictions on the use of R134A, R407C, R410A, and R417A.
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