Himanshu
SEN700 –Research Methodology
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Hydrocarbon Refrigerants
NAME: HIMANSHU BABBAR
ID: 213359906
UNIT CODE: SEN700
Assignment 1
DUE DATE: 06/04/2014
INTRODUCTION
What is the first thing that comes to the mind when the temperature outside goes high?? Switching on the air conditioner and beat the heat. But has anyone ever wondered about how these air conditioners are working and producing such a cooling effect and do they have any effect on our environment or not?. Well, all these air conditioners, refrigerators that we uses in our households, shopping malls and even in our vehicles uses refrigerants that help in achieving the desired cooling. Refrigerants are the fluids which undergoes the refrigeration cycle by absorbing heat from one source and rejecting into another.
There are many refrigerants like CFC’s (Chlorofluorocarbons), HCFC’s (Hydro chlorofluorocarbons), HFC’s (Hydro fluorocarbons), and FC’s (Fluorocarbons) that are currently in use. Some of them may be banned but some are still in use. All these refrigerants that are in use are not good for our environment due to their chemical properties. They are harmful for the environment due to their toxic nature, ozone depletion potential (ODP) and global warming potential (GWP). Well the solution for these refrigerants are
Declaration
I certify that the attached work is entirely my own (or where submitted to meet the requirements of an approved group assignment is the work of the group), except where work quoted or paraphrased is acknowledged in the text. I also certify that it has not been submitted for assessment in any other unit or course.
I agree that Deakin University may make and retain copies of this work for the purposes of marking and review, and may submit this work to an external plagiarism-detection service who may retain a copy for future plagiarism detection but will not release it or use it for any other purpose.
Hydrocarbon Refrigerants
NAME: HIMANSHU BABBAR
ID: 213359906
UNIT CODE: SEN700
Assignment 1
DUE DATE: 06/04/2014
INTRODUCTION
What is the first thing that comes to the mind when the temperature outside goes high?? Switching on the air conditioner and beat the heat. But has anyone ever wondered about how these air conditioners are working and producing such a cooling effect and do they have any effect on our environment or not?. Well, all these air conditioners, refrigerators that we uses in our households, shopping malls and even in our vehicles uses refrigerants that help in achieving the desired cooling. Refrigerants are the fluids which undergoes the refrigeration cycle by absorbing heat from one source and rejecting into another.
There are many refrigerants like CFC’s (Chlorofluorocarbons), HCFC’s (Hydro chlorofluorocarbons), HFC’s (Hydro fluorocarbons), and FC’s (Fluorocarbons) that are currently in use. Some of them may be banned but some are still in use. All these refrigerants that are in use are not good for our environment due to their chemical properties. They are harmful for the environment due to their toxic nature, ozone depletion potential (ODP) and global warming potential (GWP). Well the solution for these refrigerants are
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