• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.439-452
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• 1994

One of the chlorofluorocarbon compounds. R-12 deplete atmospheric ozone. It leads to international agreement to reduce CFC production. R-134a has similar thermodynamic properties to CFC-12. It has zero ODP(Ozone Depletion Potential). This Paper focuses on the lubricating oils for using with R-134a PAGs(Polyalkylene Glycol's) and esters are primary lubricants that are now being tested for use with R-134a Because of extreme polarity of R-134a. there are many problems in the selection of lubricating oil. This investigation analyzes compressor working conditions and calculates wear parts friction for simulation testing. Miscibility and material compatibility is proved by sealed glass tests. Friction was tested on the closed type pin on disk wear tester. This equipment simulates actual refrigerating compressor. Environment controlled test made more reliable result than field test Conventional oils(mineral oils, Alkylbenzene, PAO(Polyalpha Olefin) are immiscible with R-134a. PAGs and ester oils are miscible with R-134a. Friction coefficient is similar to conventional system(mineral oil/R-12 systems) at operating condition. At start & stop condition, PAGs/R-134a system has high friction coefficient. It provide reliable result on the lubricity, miscibility, material compatibility of R-134a with these new lubricants. It suggests proper selection of refrigeration oil that may improve compressor durability of performance.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.4 no.6
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• pp.187-195
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• 1996

Because an alternative refrigerant(HFC-134a) is being used instead of CFC-12 for automotive air-conditioning system, newly designed air-conditioning components are necessary due to changes in characteristics. Optimum design scheme for receiver dryer in an automotive air-conditioning system is described with emphases upon the volume of desiccant and container. The volume of the container, that is manufactured based on the study, is reduced down to one half of the existing receiver dryers.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.136-142
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• 2002

HFC-134a is currently used as the refrigerant in automobile air-conditioner, replacing the ozone depleting refrigerant CFC-12. Although HFC-l34a has no ozone depletion potential, it has a relatively high global warming potential, approximately 1300 tins that of CO$_2$ over a 100 year time horizon. Therefore, HFC- l34a does not seem to be a perfect alternative refrigerant due to high GWP. For this reason, non-azeotrope refrigerant mixture have been proposed as a long-term and drop-in alternative to HFC-l34a in the automobile air-conditioning system which has variable operating conditions with changes in RPM and pressure ratio. In this study,OS-l2a of which thermodynamic properties are similar to those of HFC-l34a is selected among the mixed refrigerant. HFC-l34a and OS-l2a are examined experimently by the performance test in the same automobile air-conditioning system.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.181-189
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• 1998

A general steady-state model for simulation on domastic refrigerator has been developed. The system model consists of various standard components such as evaporator compressor condenser capillary tube and cabinet. Cabinet is not system component but influence characteristic on domastic refrigerator. The purpose of this paper is to compare between characteristics of HFC 134a with CFC 12 in the domastic refrigerator and to predict the steady state cycle performance which is various specifications of cycle components under the continuous running conditions. As the results of simulation the coefficient of performance of both condenser and evaporator increases with increasing UA the increasing rate for condenser is greater than for evaporator.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.4-9
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• 2002

환경문제에 대한 관심이 높아짐에 따라, 냉동공조 산업에서 다양하게 이용되는 냉매에 대하여도 많운 시각이 집중되고 있다. 특히, 몬트리얼 의정서와 교토의정서에 의한 지구온난화 물질에 대한 규제로 CFCs와 HCFCs 냉매를 사용하지 못하게 펌에 따라 냉동공조업계에서는 열역학적 물성치가 우수하고 환경친화적인 대체냉매의 개발에 관한 연구를 활발히 진행하고 있다. 이러한 문제의 근본적인 해결책은 자연상태로 존재하는 자연냉매를 이용하는 것이디. 이산화탄소, 암모니아, 탄화수소계열, 물, 공기 등이 대표적으로 거론되고 있는 자연냉매이다. 이 중에서 도 이산화탄소는 인체에 무해하며, 독성이 없고, 화 학적으로 안정하며,기존의 냉동기 재료를 그대로 사용할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 또한 열역학적 성질 및 전달물성이 우수하고, 냉통기에 적용할 때 성능이 개선될 가능성이 많다는 점도 매우 고무적이다. 본 고에서는 최근 가장 주목을 받고 있는 이산화탄소를 이용한 냉동사이클의 특성과 성능향상 방안에 대하여 기존 연구결과를 정리하여 설명하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.624-632
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• 1999

In order to replace CFC-502 which has been widely used in transportation and low temperature refrigeration system, performance tests using HFC-407A, HFC-404A and HFC-507 have been carried out. Measurements were conducted at two different condensing temperatures of $43.3^{\circ}C$and $54.5^{\circ}C$ for each refrigerant. System performance characteristics and heat transfer characteristics of each refrigerant were obtained at several compressor speeds and evaporating temperatures ranging from$-25^{\circ}C$ to $-10^{\circ}C$ Test results show that the use of tested alternative refrigerants without changing system components offers the potential performance improvement of a refrigeration system.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.300-314
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• 1999

가스구동 흡수식 시스템은 인류와 환경에 여러 가지 유익을 가져다준다. 첫째, 시스템의 고효율에 따른 매력적인 경제성을 제공하고, 둘째 천연가스의 사용으로 인하여 여름철 피크 전력소요(peak electric demand)를 완화하고, 셋째 이산화탄소 ($CO_2$)의 발생을 감소시킴으로써 지구 온난화 현상을 완화한다 실제로 가스구동 흡수식 시스템으로부터의 $CO_2$발생량은 증기보일러를 사용하는 전기구동 냉동기에 비하여 85% 수준인 것으로 보고되었다(Suzuki 등). 넷째로 암모니아 및 물과 같은 환경 친화적인 냉매들을 사용함으로서 오존층을 파괴하는 Chlorofluorocarbon(CFC) 및 Hydrochlorofluorocarbon(FCFC)계 냉매들을 대체할 수 있는 이점이 있다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.73-87
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• 2004

In most of industrial fields, cleaning is employed for removing soils on their products or parts. Halogenated cleaning agents such as CFC-113, 1,1,1-TCE(1,1,1-trichloroethane), MC(methylene chloride) and TCE (trichloroethylene) have been used as cleaning ones in most of companies in the world since their excellent performance of cleaning ability and good material compatibility. However, CFC-113 and 1,1,1-TCE which are ozone destruction substances are not used any more in the advanced countries because of the which are ozone destruction substances are not used any more in the advanced countries because of the Montreal protocol. MC and TCE are now used restrictively at small part of industrial fields in most of countries since they are known to be hazardous or carcinogenic materials. Thus, it is indispensible that the alternative cleaning agents which are environmental-friendly and safe, and show good cleaning ability should be developed or utilized for replacement of the halogenated cleaning agents. Aqueous/semi-aqueous cleaning agents are evaluated to be promising alternative ones among various alternatives in environmental and economical view point. In this study, commercially available 12 aqueous and 6 semi-aqueous cleaning agents were selected and their physical properties, cleaning abilities, rinsing abilities and recycling of contaminated rinse water were measured and analyzed. Aqueous cleaning agents with higher wetting index showed better cleaning ability compared with those with lower wetting index. However wetting index did not have any correlation with cleaning ability in semi-aqueous cleaning agents. It was observed that soil concentration in aqueous and semi-aqueous cleaning agents should be maintained below the certain concentrations which depend on types of clearing agents. More than 70% soils in contaminated rinse water by some of aqueous and semi-aqueous clearing agents could be separated by simple settling method. This means that some cleaning agents with high oil-water separation efficiency will be effiective for recycling oil-contaminated rinse water. It was found that contaminated rinse water with aqueous agents was purified easiy by ultrafiltration method with PAN membrane of 30 kDa.

• Journal of Climate Change Research
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.153-159
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• 2012

CFC-12 used in mobile air conditioning(MAC) system has been replaced by R-134a, a type of HFC refrigerant, from 1991 to 1994. R-134a has since been widely used as a refrigerant of a mobile air conditioner. However, it is one of the six main green house gases listed in Kyoto Protocol, which makes it imperative to regulate its emission and develop alternative refrigerants. In this study, the concentration of leaked R-134a was measured using VT(Variable Temperature) shed and Running loss test shed to analyze the level of air conditioner refrigerant leaked in a vehicle. According to the analysis of the concentration of R-134a leaked from a vehicle parked, annual leakage amount of R-134a was in the range of 6.46~13.28 g/yr. The figure was similar with the leakage from the mobile air conditioning system currently used. In a study using the same vehicle model, a vehicle equipped with dual evaporation system had a higher leakage rate of refrigerant than a vehicle with a single evaporation system. It appears that the added fittings and joints of the dual evaporator system led to higher leakage rate. Besides, the analysis of the change in R-134a concentration under various car speed found that more refrigerant leaked under high speed(100km/hr) and but the volume of the wind did not affect to the variation of refrigerant leakage.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.12-19
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• 2004

The commercially available IG-541 extinguished agent composed of inert gases was developed for environmental protection. The extinguished agents were considered in terms of physical properties, efficient characteristic, environment, stability, and economical efficiency. The pure and mixture components of physical properties of $N_2$, Ar and $CO_2$ were chosen and compared. The physical properties of density, viscosity and surface tension of inert gases were plotted with the molar ratios of $N_2$/$CO_2$ and Ar/$CO_2$ in terms of a temperature. The extinguished agent in the composition of $N_2$, Ar and $CO_2$, 50/40/10 (mol %) showed relatively high density, low viscosity and moderate surface tension, therefore it was suitable for the alternative extinguished agents.