Designing Cooling Systems Using Next Generation, Eco-friendly Refrigerants
Sensata Technologies, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management solutions, has published a new white paper to help manufacturers of HVAC and cooling systems design next generation solutions that can take advantage of ‘green’ refrigerants that do not adversely impact the environment.
This means replacing refrigerants that can damage the atmosphere and deplete the ozone layer with natural refrigerants that do not negatively impact the environment.
According to author William Bentley, engineering manager, Industrial Solutions at Sensata Technologies, this includes new hydrocarbon refrigerants such as R290, R600a, R32, as well as CO2 and Ammonia:
“Given the changes in refrigerants being used around the world, it is clear that natural refrigerants are important to the future landscape of the HVAC industry.”
“However, these emerging refrigerants come with a variety of challenges such as extreme high pressures, extreme corrosiveness, and flammability.”
Titled ‘How to Solve the Challenges of Using Natural Refrigerants in Cooling System Design’, the new Sensata white paper provides an overview of various methods used to mitigate these technical challenges as well as a look at the some of the HVAC and refrigeration hardware and safety technologies required to handle these new refrigerants, especially pressure switches and pressure sensors.
“Component manufacturers must meet the design challenges posed by these non-synthetic refrigerants to optimise safety and efficiency,” William continues. “A critical part of this evolution is the knowledge of what kinds of hardware and systems must be specified for the safe implementation of these new and more technically challenging materials.”
The new Sensata white paper is available as a free download at www2.sensata.com/natural-refrigerants.
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Sensata Technologies has been driving advances in sensing technology with a pedigree that spans more than one hundred years. As such it can rightfully describe itself as a global leader in the design, customisation and manufacture of mission-critical sensors and controls. To give some idea of its size, the company today has operations in 12 countries around the world and sells more than 47,000 unique products. It ships some 1.1 billion units annually.
First and foremost, the company is an engineering-focused business, with a mission to empower engineers across a diverse range of sectors and industries to create smarter, more connected solutions for their design challenges. There are three key reasons that the world’s leading engineers choose to work with Sensata: We speak engineer – no-one gets engineers like their fellow engineers. That’s why Sensata facilitates direct communication between you and its engineering and support teams.
Sensata deploys teams where our customers are, so they can quickly respond to challenges and customise solutions to help meet the most demanding application requirements. We collaborate to help you innovate – our approach to product development is as much about service and collaboration as it is about products. By working closely with its customers on real-world challenges, Sensata does more than produce new SKUs. It delivers solutions that are tailored to your specific needs. We enable what’s next – Sensata never stops developing smarter, higher-performing. More embedded sensors and control devices. And its technology goes straight into its customers’ products. It is their secret ingredient and the thing that turns good products into game changers.
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