Refrigerants used in air conditioners are changing … again. The last round of changes took place between the mid-1990s through 2010, as chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) ...

More than 160 refrigerants are maintained under ASHRAE’s refrigerant classification standard, and that list continues to grow as the industry’s need for new refrigerants increases. A review of the new ...

Within the commercial refrigeration industry, A2L refrigerants have long been recognized as potentially viable alternatives to high-global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has published ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2001, Designation and Safety The American Society of Heating, ...

The 2013 editions of ASHRAE’s major refrigerants-related standards, incorporating 41 new addenda, have been published. Requirements in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2013, Designation and Safety ...