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Hitting the bounds of chemistry: Limits and tradeoffs for low-GWP refrigerants.

August 19, 2015
Author(s)
Mark O. McLinden, J. Steven Brown, Andrei F. Kazakov, Piotr A. Domanski
We explore the possibilities for low-GWP refrigerants through two approaches. First, we explore the performance of hypothetical refrigerants to define the limits of what is allowed by thermodynamics. In the second approach, we apply property estimation

CHAPTER 2: Experimental Techniques 1: Direct Methods

December 17, 2014
Author(s)
Mark O. McLinden
Fluid density is mass per unit volume, and the experimental techniques described in this chapter involve, in one way or another, a clearly defined mass and volume. For this reason, we describe them as “direct” methods. This is in contrast to the vibrating

CHAPTER 4: Density Standards and Traceability

December 17, 2014
Author(s)
Mark O. McLinden
Most instruments for measuring fluid density are not absolute instruments—they must be calibrated with one or more fluids of known density. The selection of appropriate calibration fluids is vital to achieving low uncertainty in a measurement. Also

Possibilities and Tradeoffs for Low-GWP Refrigerants

January 19, 2014
Author(s)
Mark O. McLinden
presentation at ASHRAE Winter Conference: We explore the possibilities for refrigerants having low global warming potential (GWP) through two distinct, but complementary, approaches. In an “exploration of thermodynamic space” we define the limits of what

Thermodynamic Performance Limits of the Vapor Compression Cycle

January 19, 2014
Author(s)
Piotr A. Domanski, J S. Brown, Jae H. Heo, Mark O. McLinden
This presentation discusses the thermodynamic performance limits of the vapor compression cycle. We have applied evolutionary algorithms to explore the performance of hypothetical refrigerants defined by the thermodynamic parameters used by the extended