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Ken Schultz
Thermal Systems Engineer
La Crosse, WI
Overview
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List of “HP” (R410A) Projects
11 Organizations
o 12 AREP Reports
o 2 Conference Papers (outside the Low‐GWP AREP)
Types of Equipment
o Air‐to‐Air Split System Heat Pumps |||| ||
o VRF Multi‐Split Heat Pump |
o Water‐to‐Water Heat Pump |
o Air‐to‐Water Heat Pump |
o Air‐To‐Water Chiller/Heat Pump |
Sizes
o Capacities ranged from ~2 RT to ~8 RT
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Air‐to‐Air Heat Pumps
R003: ORNL using JCI unit (~5 RT)
R004: Lennox (~3.5 RT)
R005: Goodman (~3 RT)
R020: UMd using Goodman unit (~3 RT)
~ also R023 and R032 (soft‐optimized)
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Operating Conditions
Air‐to‐Air Heat Pumps
o AHRI 210/240 …
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Operating Conditions
VRF
indoor entering air outdoor entering air
(Daikin)
dry‐bulb wet‐bulb dry‐bulb wet‐bulb
o AHRI 1230 Std Clg 80°F 67°F 95°F 75°F
Same conditions (Clg A) 26.7°C 19.4°C 35°C 23.9°C
as AHRI 210/240
HiT Htg 70°F 60°F 47°F 43°F
(Htg H1) 21.1°C 15.6°C 8.3°C 6.1°C
LoT Htg 70°F 60°F 17°F 15°F
(Htg H3) 21.1°C 15.6°C −8.3°C −9.4°C
W‐W HP (CM)
o ISO 13256‐2
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Operating Conditions
Air‐to‐Water Chiller/Heat Pump
o AHRI 550/590 (Eng)
AHRI 551/591 (SI)
indoor water outdoor air
entering leaving dry‐bulb wet‐bulb
44°F 54°F 95°F
Std Clg N/A
6.7°C 12.2°C 35°C
Non‐Std 45°F 14 gpm 95°F
Trane (R001) N/A
Cooling 7.2°C 53 Lpm 35°C
95°F 104°F 17.6°F 15.8°F
TC1 Htg
35°C 40°C −8°C −9°C
95°F 104°F 46.4°F 42.8°F
CEP Mines (R027) TC2 Htg
35°C 40°C 8°C 6°C
113°F 122°F 46.4°F 42.8°F
TC3 Htg
45°C 50°C 8°C 6°C
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Adjustments
Refrigerant Charge
o Some used same charge for all refrigerants. |
~ R016/CM
Expansion Devices
o Most adjusted TXV’s to match baseline superheats.
o Some replace fixed orifice with TXV for heating
mode.
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Refrigerants Tested
R32 |||| ||||
“Blend A” = 95%wt R32 & 5%wt R152a |
“Blend B” = 95%wt R32 & 5%wt R134a |
DR‐5 = 72.5%wt R32 & 27.5%wt R1234yf ||||
L‐41a = 73% R32 & 15% R1234yf & 12% R1234ze |||
L‐41b = 73% R32 & 27% R1234ze ||
HPR1D = 6% CO2 & 60% R32 & 34% R1234ze |
ARM‐70a = 50% R32 & 10% R134a & 40% R1234yf |||
DR‐4 = 43.5% R32 & 56.5% R1234yf ||
D2Y‐60 = 40% R32 & 60% R1234yf |
Lower pressure alternatives (eg, R22‐like and R1234yf) not reviewed here.
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Organization × Refrigerant
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R32 @ Cooling A (& some others)
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R32 @ Cooling A (& some others)
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See Appendix for …
Cooling A
o DR‐5
o L‐41a
o ARM‐70a
Heating 3
o R32
o DR‐5
o L‐41a
o ARM‐70a
All Points
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Conclusions
Lots of (technical) interest in R32, DR‐5, L‐41a, and
ARM‐70a as alternatives to R410A.
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Appendix
Cooling A
o DR‐5
o L‐41a
o ARM‐70a
Heating 3
o R32
o DR‐5
o L‐41a
o ARM‐70a
All Points
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DR‐5 @ Cooling A (& some others)
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L‐41a @ Cooling A (& some others)
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R32 @ Heating H3 (& some others)
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DR‐5 @ Heating H3 (& some others)
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L‐41a @ Heating H3 (& …)
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ARM‐70a @ Heating H3 (& …)
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CDT @ Heating H3 (& some others)
DR‐5
N/A
R32
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COP Relative to R410A
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Changes in CDT from R410A
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