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SUMMARY:March 2023 Chapter Meeting - Future of Refrigerants
DESCRIPTION:The Future of Refrigerants \nNew societal environmental demands to control climate change are driving the development of new regulatory policies to restrict and lower the direct GWP (global warming potential) impact of F-gases. The HVAC&R industry is currently being challenged to invest significant resources to understand the best refrigerants that meet the above requirements. However\, there are many uncertainties and challenges given the ever-changing global regulatory environment\, within regions\, country\, state\, and sometimes locally by city. \nSafe non-flammable low toxicity F-gases allowed for an exponential increase in the standard of living of society through increased food productivity\, reduction in heat related deaths\, increased worker productivity and migration of people to cities and to hotter climates. The orderly transition from CFCs to HCFCs and HFCs achieved a balance between the societal environmental demands for reduced ozone depletion while continuing to improve the standard of living in developing countries and minimize the societal safety (nonflammable refrigerants) impacts for everyone. \nToday designers are being asked to consider new lower direct GWP unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons (HFOs) refrigerants\, some of which are slightly flammable under certain conditions\, as well as revisiting the application of natural refrigerants\, like carbon dioxide\, ammonia\, hydrocarbons\, and water. \nThis presentation will provide an update on new lower GWP alternatives introduced into the marketplace and it will highlight some important considerations\, particularly flammability\, that engineers\, designers\, and building owners should keep in mind regarding next-generation refrigerants.
URL:https://www.orashrae.org/event/march-2023-chapter-meeting-future-of-refrigerants/
LOCATION:NW Natural\, 250 SW Taylor St\, Portland\, OR\, 97204\, United States
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