@article { ISI:000229380600016,
	title = {Performance assessment of HC-290 as a drop-in substitute to HCFC-22 in a window air conditioner},
	journal = {International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale Du Froid},
	volume = {28},
	number = {4},
	year = {2005},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {594-604},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCI LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>As per the Montreal Protocol, CFCs and HCFCs are being phased out. HCFC-22 is used in window air conditioners. This paper presents the experimental performance study of a window air conditioner with propane (HC-290), a natural refrigerant, as a drop-in substitute to HCFC-22. Experimental results showed that HC-290 had 6.6\% lower cooling capacity for the lower operating conditions and 9.7\% lower for the higher operating conditions with respect to HCFC-22. The coefficient of performance for HC290 was 7.9\% higher for the lower operating conditions and 2.8\% higher for the higher operating conditions. The energy consumption of the unit with HC-290 was lower in the range 12.4-13.5\% than HCFC-22. The discharge pressures for HC-290 were lower in the range 13.7-18.2\% than HCFC-22. For HC-290, the pressure drop was lower than HCFC-22 in both heat exchangers. This paper also presents simulation results for the heat exchangers of an HCFC-22 window air conditioner with HC-290 as a drop-in substitute. The simulation has been carried out using EVAP-COND, a heat exchanger model developed by NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology. EVAP-COND: simulation models for finned-tube heat exchangers, Maryland, USA (2003). http://www2.bfrl.nist.gov/software/evap-cond/ [18]]. The simulated evaporator capacities are within +/- 4\% of the experimentally measured cooling capacities for both refrigerants. Simulation results for HC-290 and HCFC-22 are compared. The exit temperatures of HC-290 are lower by 0.3-1.2 degrees C in the condenser and are higher by 2.1-2.4 degrees C in the evaporator than HCFC-22. Evaporating pressures of HC-290 are lower by 2.1-3.3\% as compared to HCFC-22. The pressure drops of HC-290 are lower in both the evaporator and the condenser as compared to HCFC-22. The outlet temperatures of air for HCFC-22 and HC-290 in both heat exchangers are nearly the same. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd and IIR. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {air conditioner, COP, Evaporator, experiment, performance, propane, R-22, simulation, window},
	issn = {0140-7007},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2004.09.013},
	author = {Devotta, S and Padalkar, AS and Sane, NK}
}
@article { ISI:000231682900021,
	title = {Performance assessment of HCFC-22 window air conditioner retrofitted with R-407C},
	journal = {Applied Thermal Engineering},
	volume = {25},
	number = {17-18},
	year = {2005},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {2937-2949},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>This paper presents the experimental performance analysis of a 1.5 TR window air-conditioner, retrofitted with R-407C, as a substitute to HCFC-22. Experimental results showed that R-407C, for the operating conditions covered in this study, had lower cooling capacity in the range 2.1-7.9\% with respect to HCFC-22. The coefficient of performance for R-407C was lower in the range 7.9-13.5\%. The power consumption of the unit with R-407C was higher in the range 6-7\% than HCFC-22. The discharge pressures for R-407C were higher in the range 11-13\% than HCFC-22. This paper also presents simulation results of heat exchangers of an HCFC-22 window air conditioner retrofitted with R-407C. The simulation has been carried out using EVAP-COND, a heat exchanger model developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S.A. The simulated evaporator capacities are within +/- 3\% of the experimentally measured cooling capacities for both refrigerants. Simulation results for R-407C and HCFC-22 are compared. The exit temperatures of R-407C are lower by 1.9 degrees C to 5.2 degrees C in the condenser and are higher by 3.2 degrees C to 3.8 degrees C in the evaporator than HCFC-22. Evaporating pressures of R-407C are higher by 4.5-5.3\% as compared to HCFC-22. The pressure drops of R-407C are lower in both the evaporator and the condenser as compared to HCFC-22. The outlet temperatures of air for HCFC-22 and R-407C in both heat exchangers are nearly the same. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {cooling capacity, COP, measurement, performance, power consumption, R-407C},
	issn = {1359-4311},
	doi = {10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.03.002},
	author = {Devotta, S and Padalkar, AS and Sane, NK}
}
