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Co2 Technology Replacing vehicle air conditioning systems with Co2 cooled systems has been under development for a few years. Prototypes have been demonstrated and systems fitted to test vehicles over this period, although at this stage it only appears to be Europe and maybe the Far East that is committed to change. The American market is investing in improving existing R134a technology by making smaller more efficient compressors. There are specific issues in using CO2 as a refrigerant that must be overcome, initially the cooling capacity to match that of the current R134a refrigerant used in all new vehicles today. CO2 systems operate at significantly higher pressures than the current systems, some 7-10 times higher. CO2 has the global warming potential value some 1/1300th of that of R134a, which is driving the R&D forward. Yet to be resolved are issues surrounding servicing, physical size, and cost. Even so the predicted date for introduction is around 2011. Even though it will be a good many years before these systems are commonplace it has already caused a knock on effect on the manufacture of R134a refrigerant.
R134a Refrigerant. As a result of the research into CO2 air conditioning systems some manufacturers of R134a Refrigerant in Europe have begun to switch production to more profitable lines. This has had an instant effect in shortage of supply and substantial price increases.
Air Conditioning in What? National Aircon Ltd have always serviced air conditioning on other forms of transport & equipment, for example:
If you have a motorised form of
transport with an air conditioning
National
Aircon Ltd now uses the 1Link
Network Service for the convenience of its fleet customers.
Being Internet based it does away with the restrictions that its
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