hvac unit 9 terms
Recovering refrigerant with the use of a recovery machine that has its o
Active Recovery
built-in compressor.
Air Conditioning Heating and A nonprofit association that regulates equipment manufacturers and ra
Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) the capacity of equipment.
A popular synthetic lubricant that works best with HCFC-based refrige
Alkylbenzene
blends. This lubricant can be used with CFC and HCFC refrigerants.
A branch of the federal government dealing with the control of ozone-
Environmental Protection Agency
depleting refrigerants and other chemicals and the overrall welfare of
(EPA)
environment.
When a zeotropic refrigerant blend phase changes, the different
components in the blend all have different vapor pressures. This cause
Fractionation
different vaporization and condensation rates and temperatures as the
phase change.
An index that measures the direct effect of chemicals emitted into the
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
atmosphere.
An earth-warming process caused by the atmosphere's absorption of t
Greenhouse Effect heat energy radiated from the earth's surface. Often referred to as GLO
WARMING.
Recovering refrigerant with the use of a recovery machine that has its o
Active Recovery
built-in compressor.
Air Conditioning Heating and A nonprofit association that regulates equipment manufacturers and ra
Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) the capacity of equipment.
A popular synthetic lubricant that works best with HCFC-based refrige
Alkylbenzene
blends. This lubricant can be used with CFC and HCFC refrigerants.
A branch of the federal government dealing with the control of ozone-
Environmental Protection Agency
depleting refrigerants and other chemicals and the overrall welfare of
(EPA)
environment.
When a zeotropic refrigerant blend phase changes, the different
components in the blend all have different vapor pressures. This cause
Fractionation
different vaporization and condensation rates and temperatures as the
phase change.
An index that measures the direct effect of chemicals emitted into the
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
atmosphere.
An earth-warming process caused by the atmosphere's absorption of t
Greenhouse Effect heat energy radiated from the earth's surface. Often referred to as GLO
WARMING.
