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Fuqiang Qiu

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Taoping Xu

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Baoguo Li

ENERGY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF VIRTUALLY NON-FLAMMABLE MIXTURES FOR R134A APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT
In this study, three new mixed refrigerants with low GWP values, R1234yf/R134a, R1234yf/R125, and R1234yf/R13I1, were evaluated as replacements for R134a refrigerant using two vapor compression configurations. The experiment revealed that these mixtures can be used as environmentally friendly alternatives for this configuration.
KEYWORDS
R1234yf, R125, R13I1, R134a, vapor compression system
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2021-12-19
PAPER REVISED: 2022-07-10
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2022-07-10
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2023-06-11
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI2303975Q
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2023, VOLUME 27, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [1975 - 1984]
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Energy performance assessment of virtually non-flammable mixtures for R134A applications

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