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Air-Conditioning Refrigerants Subject of White Paper From Emerson

June 3, 2014
The white paper discusses environmental drivers, regulations and timing, refrigerant choices, and the future direction of refrigerants.

Refrigerants used in residential and commercial air-conditioning systems is the subject of a white paper from Emerson Climate Technologies Inc., provider of heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration solutions for residential, industrial, and commercial applications.

The white paper, “Refrigerants for Residential and Commercial Air Conditioning Applications,” reviews environmental drivers, discusses regulations and timing, examines refrigerant choices, and looks at the future direction of refrigerants for air-conditioning systems. Issues discussed include the global-warming potential of refrigerants and the indirect global-warming issues of efficiency and power usage.

The white paper touches on the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute’s new Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program and discusses total equivalent warming impact and life-cycle climate performance.

To download the white paper, go to http://emersonclimate.com/refrigerants.

About the Author

Scott Arnold | Executive Editor

Described by a colleague as "a cyborg ... requir(ing) virtually no sleep, no time off, and bland nourishment that can be consumed while at his desk" who was sent "back from the future not to terminate anyone, but with the prime directive 'to edit dry technical copy' in order to save the world at a later date," Scott Arnold joined the editorial staff of HPAC Engineering in 1999. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for daily newspapers and a specialty-publications company. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.