Whether you’ve made a public declaration of sustainability commitments or you’re prioritizing steps along the path to Net Zero operations, migrating away from hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants is essential for achieving your goals.
The characteristics of CO2 refrigeration are quite different from traditional hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-based systems, which has created some misconceptions about applying it within U.S. food retail outlets.
All regulatory developments are impacting system architectures that favor lower refrigerant charges, natural refrigerants (CO2 and R-290) and the emergence of lower-flammability A2L refrigerants.
Continued proliferation of CO2 refrigeration systems around the globe has given equipment manufacturers opportunities to improve compression, controls and valve technologies — simplifying system management and bringing system costs into parity with traditional hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) systems.
Compared to systems based on legacy hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, CO2 transcritical booster (TCB) systems have unique characteristics, high-pressure management strategies and design considerations.
Since all CO2 TCB systems are based on the same core design principles, technicians should familiarize themselves with fundamental start-up procedures.
Most technicians have little to no experience working with CO2 and have many questions about refrigerant characteristics, system architectures and management. Alleviating these concerns starts with a basic understanding of the fundamentals of CO2 refrigeration.
Recent technological advancements are helping to drive CO2 TCB system adoption by configuring design optimization strategies that maximize efficiencies in various climate and/or installation conditions.
As CO2 adoption is increasing rapidly, our efforts are focused on delivering continuous performance improvements that support the expanded use of CO2 in TCB systems and other emerging applications.
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