Chlorofluorocarbon uses in Army facility air-conditioning and refrigeration. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6148163

Sohn, C W; Homan, K O; Sliwinski, B J

Recent studies have verified that the emission of manmade chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere has depleted ozone in the stratospheric layer, and may affect terrestrial ecology. In response to actions intended to reduce or eliminate the production of CFCs, the Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a policy on the use of CFCs and halons. This study calculated baseline technical information for the Army's air-conditioning and refrigeration (AC and R) equipment inventory based on site studies of three Army installations and information in the 1989 Red Book. Such baseline data will help the Army meet CFC regulatory requirements in the context of rapidly developing alternative technologies. The information may also suggest economical guidelines for determining cost-effective approaches to the CFC problems. Survey results showed that most of the Army's AC and R equipment is relatively new. It may therefore be more economical to retrofit this equipment with non-CFC refrigerants than to replace it with new units that use non-CFC refrigerants. Drop-in refrigerants and retrofitting technology are still in their developmental stages, but should become commercially available within a few years.... Army facilities, Ozone. Chlorofluorocarbons, Alternative refrigerant technologies.

• Research Organization: Army Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6148163
• Report Number(s): AD-A-263634/8/XAB; CERL-TR-FE--93/14
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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