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Title: Centrifugal chillers - CFC retrofit versus replacement. Final report

Abstract

As of January 1, 1996, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants CFC-11 and CFC-12 can no longer be produced in the United States. It is estimated that as many as 60,000 or 74% of CFC chillers in service today in industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings still use the `banned` refrigerants. In addition, most of the Navy`s centrifugal chillers also use these refrigerants. In May 1994, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command dictated (NAVFAC Notice 5090) that all shore-based Navy Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) equipment containing Class I Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) be replaced or converted by December 41,2000. Equipment conversions must utilize an approved refrigerant - one with an Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) of 0.05 or less. The decision to eliminate CFC refrigerants at Navy facilities must begin with a CFC management plan. The plan should address items such as, reducing leakage in existing CFC systems, HVAC maintenance personnel training standards, and retrofitting or replacing CFC refrigerant-using equipment. The decision to retrofit or replace CFC refrigerant chiller must involve the chiller manufacturer. Manufacturers will (often at no cost) evaluate your existing cooling system, determine the most appropriate retrofit method, and determine which option is the most economical choice.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Port Hueneme, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
562829
Report Number(s):
AD-A-331087/7/XAB; NFESC-TDS-2045-EU
TRN: 80050360
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; MILITARY FACILITIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT

Citation Formats

Kistler, P. Centrifugal chillers - CFC retrofit versus replacement. Final report. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Kistler, P. Centrifugal chillers - CFC retrofit versus replacement. Final report. United States.
Kistler, P. 1997. "Centrifugal chillers - CFC retrofit versus replacement. Final report". United States.
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