Hcrc 270

[jeguzar]

What is this HCRC 270?:confused:

[Brian_UK]

What is HCRC ??

270 is propane if memory serves.

[US Iceman]

R-290 is propane

R-1270 is propylene

I have never heard of HCRC 270.:confused:

[Josip]

Hello,

found this:


Now, just to add one more bit of info: each pure refrigerant can be
called either by its R-# (R-12), or by an appropriate prefix (CFC-12).
Thus, HFC-134a=R-134a, HCFC-141b=R-141b, and HC-270=R-270. Then, there
are also the chemical names. For instance, R-270 is known as propane.
The prefixes are an easy way to determine whether a refrigerant is an
ozone-depleter or not. If it's a CFC or HCFC, it is. If it's an HFC or
an HC, it's not. I'm not positive that HC is a standard prefix, but the
others are.

All of this, plus the safety classifications, is explained in Standard 34.
at

http://yarchive.net/ac/r_nomenclature.html

it seems that Brian_UK was right about propane :)

US Iceman, maybe you can find something more about Standard 34 ;)

Best regards

Josip

[US Iceman]

HC-270=R-270...For instance, R-270 is known as propane.

Propane is only known as R-290, not 270. I'm not sure where this information comes from but I believe it is in error.

I did find one source that may explain the confusion:
http://www.mipiggs.org/names_of_refrigerants.doc

Note: the columns in the refrigerant description are not labeled correctly, so you have to watch the comparison data closely.

R-270 is a propane derivative... cyclopropane

Hope that clears it up.;)

Some other info for further reading...

http://www.iifiir.org/2endossiers_fiches_classification.htm

http://www.suva.dupont.ca/undrstan.htm

http://www.trane.com/commercial/issues/environmental/cfc6l.asp

ASHRAE Standard 34 deals with refrigerant safety classifications and refrigerant purity I believe.

http://refrigeratedtrans.com/mag/transportation_ashrae_issues_refrigerant/index.html

Something that may be of interest:
http://www.iifiir.org/rev2004-3a.pdf