United States. The Institute of Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology (AHRTI), the research arm of the Institute of Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration (AHRI), has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive US$1.8 million in funding to conduct essential research on refrigerants with low global warming potential (GWP). acronyms).
AHRTI will lead a research project to characterize the heat transfer performance and pressure drop of new low GWP refrigerants.
"This research will support the implementation of the American Manufacturing Innovation Act (AIM) and provide U.S. manufacturers with accurate refrigerant correlations to help them design and market efficient air conditioning and heat pump products using more environmentally friendly refrigerants," said AHRI's president and CEO. Stephen Yurek, adding that "research will focus on next-generation refrigerants that have a GWP below 150 with a view to helping U.S. manufacturers become more competitive in the global market."
Through this research project, AHRTI will develop precise heat transfer and pressure drop correlations for refrigerants with low GWP covering a variety of key factors, such as heat exchanger tube diameters, materials, internal surfaces, and operating conditions. The correlations developed will be implemented in publicly available models for system design and optimization.
This project is one of 29 projects selected by DOE through its Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers and Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) funding opportunity to develop advanced building technologies and modernization practices that enable healthier homes and communities and reduce energy waste.
"The combined result will help our industry overcome the obstacles posed by the introduction of new refrigerants and lay the foundation for our manufacturers to design and optimize more innovative and efficient products," said Yurek.
