Overview of R134a refrigerant

R134a refrigerant is a commonly used refrigerant in many air conditioning applications. Due to its characteristics as an HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) refrigerant, R134a has extremely low ozone depletion potential and low-temperature chamber effect. R134a is an excellent alternative to R12, which has been used in various applications. Due to the reduced environmental impact of R134a, the demand for R134a refrigerant and other HFCs will steadily increase. It is also commonly used in modern car air conditioning systems now. Manufacturing is used for plastic foaming. It is used as a propellant in the pharmaceutical industry. When exposed to the atmosphere, it exists in gas form because the boiling temperature is -26.1 ° C.

Characteristics and features of R134a refrigerant

This refrigerant is not fully compatible with the lubricants and mineral based refrigerants currently used in R-12. To use this refrigerant, design adjustments need to be made to the condenser and evaporator. The system must also be modified with smaller hoses and a 30% increase in control pressure requirements.

The vaporization temperature of R134a is high.

R134a is non-toxic, flammable, or corrosive.

Its self ignition temperature is 770 ℃.

The critical temperature of R134a is 122 ℃.

Due to its boiling point of -26.3 ℃, R134a exists in gaseous form when exposed to the atmosphere. This is an ideal attribute because the boiling point of the refrigerant should be lower than the target temperature.

At 25 ℃, its solubility in water is 0.11% by weight.

Due to its lack of ozone depleting properties, R134a is widely popular as a perfect alternative to dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12), which is known to deplete the ozone layer.

R134a has low acidification potential.

In liquid form, it has a moderate density.

Light blue is the recognized color for R134a refrigerant cylinders.