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cadwaladr
20-07-2010, 03:30 AM
does anyone know for definate how long 134a is going to be available in the uk/europe,got a client about to invest in some kit and i am unsure.

paul_h
20-07-2010, 07:17 AM
What alternatives were you considering?

cadwaladr
20-07-2010, 10:33 PM
its that he is buying some kit to dry house bricks etc,and the kit £60k has 134a as its refrigerant and the manufacturer of the kit is not offering an alternative?.

monkey spanners
20-07-2010, 10:56 PM
I think R134a is one of the lower global warming hfc's so is likely to be around for a while.
Who can say what tomorrow brings?

Quality
21-07-2010, 07:26 AM
I agree with monkey that R134a will be around for a good while yet. But that new HFO1234fy (yes its called that) that has been developed for the automotive industry, and it is a straight drop in for R134a.
I have had some dealings with Delphi Automotive who is one of the companies developing it and they said its performance is almost identical. But its quite expensive currently not sure how expensive though.

toprunner
21-07-2010, 07:33 AM
Regarding R134a last i heard is it forbidden to use in AC for new cars after 2011. That means it will probably be phased out since car-AC is the driver for some kind of refrigerants.

Regarding HFO1234fy.. isnt that flammable? If so it will be a problem for U.S.

Quality
21-07-2010, 07:41 AM
Regarding HFO1234fy.. isnt that flammable? If so it will be a problem for U.S.

That was one of the concerns as well as its toxicity but it has now apparently been proven safe on both accounts

toprunner
21-07-2010, 08:11 AM
That was one of the concerns as well as its toxicity but it has now apparently been proven safe on both accounts

I saw a crappy curve of it in a p-h diagram.. is it as bad as it looks ?

Quality
21-07-2010, 08:56 AM
Its supposed to be comparable with R134a , do you have a link to a PH diagram ?

toprunner
21-07-2010, 09:44 AM
Its supposed to be comparable with R134a , do you have a link to a PH diagram ?

Saw it here : http://www2.dupont.com/Refrigerants/en_US/assets/downloads/SmartAutoAC/HFO-1234yf_IIR_Leck.pdf

I also saw there are properties to download to RefProp.

RTSLTD
27-07-2010, 08:09 AM
R134a is still common place for a lot of direct drive van and small truck refrigeration units on a fresh or chilled application, they are still selling the units and I am not familiar with any changes in the Thermo King or Carrier product range in the near future so should imagine it will be around for a while yet