Refrigeration systems program summary

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5903561

In addition to saving energy, deploying advanced refrigeration technologies can substantially benefit the environment. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have been identified as a major cause of potential global climate change and about 20% of the CFCs consumed by the United States are due to refrigeration systems. As the international Montreal Protocol will phase out CFC compounds no later than 2000, there is tremendous need to develop safe non-CFC refrigerants and working fluids, alternative refrigeration cycles, an non-CFC insulations for appliances. The US Department of Energy (DOE) established the Refrigeration System Program in 1977 to lead a national effort to accelerate the deployment of cost-effective and energy-efficient air-conditioning and refrigeration technologies. The program primarily conducts research and development on advanced refrigeration technologies. The program-managed by the Office of Building Technologies, which reports to DOE's Assistant Secretary for Conversation and Renewable Energy-encompasses several key activities such as investigating alternative refrigerants and refrigeration cycles, developing advanced technologies for future air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment designs, and developing advanced appliance insulations.

• Research Organization: Energetics, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 5903561
• Report Number(s): DOE/CH/10093-120; ON: DE91015024
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
HEAT PUMPS
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HEAT TRANSFER
REFRIGERATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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ENERGY TRANSFER
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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