Keep Cool with Hydrocarbon Refrigerants
27 July 2011
Hydrocarbons are very energy-efficient and climate-friendly refrigerants with very limited impact on global warming, and no impact on the ozone layer. Hydrocarbons have been used in household refrigeration and some speciality applications for many years, and are now entering other applications, for instance display cabinets and large
supermarket systems.
Since hydrocarbons are flammable, safety always needs to be considered when designing, building and servicing systems. Danfoss has extensive experience in working with flammable refrigerants and has raised the bar for safety by
ensuring that every Danfoss component complies with the requirements for explosive atmospheres (94/9/EC) ac. ATEX zone 2/ category 3. Furthermore, some components are also available for ATEX zone 1 or 0 (please see the actual product data sheet).