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Go to Editorial ManagerThis work presents a theoretical study on the application of low global warming refrigerants as alternative refrigerant to R 134a in a refrigeration system. The refrigerants investigated are R1234yf, R1234ze, R245fa and R227ea. The performance characteristics of the refrigeration system were predicted using mathematical models running by using EES program under different condenser and evaporator temperatures. The results show that at any working condition the R1234ze give identical performance to R134a and can be used as the best low global warming alternative refrigerant. So the compressor work with R1234ze should be designed with displacement volume more than that of R134a to overcame the reduction in mass flow rate.
This study presents the impacts of suitable refrigerant charge to test the performance of laboratory refrigerator rig for using three refrigerants of (R134a, R600a and R290) instead of R12 .The coefficient of performance and maximum consumption amperes are taken as function to evaluate the optimum charge of these refrigerants. The results imply that the over refrigerant charge will reduce the system performance. Compared the optimum refrigerant charge of R600a is (45g), R290 is (70 g) and R134a is (60g), instead of R12. The results show that the refrigerator with R134a gives lowest capacity reduction with same performance to R12 from other alternative refrigerant, and can be taken as the best alternative refrigerant.