
10InstallationandServingAirConditionerUsingR410A
10.1.OUTLINE
10.1.1AboutR410ARefrigerant
1.ConvertingairconditionerstoR410A
Sinceitwasdeclaredin1974thatchlorofluorocarbons(CFC),hydrochlorofluorocarbons(HCFC)andothersubstancespose
adestructivedangertotheozonelayerintheearth supperstratosphere(20to40kmabovetheearth),measureshavebeen
takenaroundtheworldtopreventthisdestruction.
TheR22refrigerantwhichhasconventionallybeenusedinACsisanHCFCrefrigerantand,therefore,possessesthisozone
destroyingpotential.Internationalregulations(theMontrealProtocolOzone-DamagingSubstances)andthedomesticlawsof
variouscountriescallfortheearlysubstitutionofR22byarefrigerantwhichwillnotharmtheozonelayer.
InACs,theHFCrefrigerantwhichhasbecomethemainstreamalternativecalledR410A.ComparedwithR22,the
pressureofR410Aisapproximately1.6timesashighatthesamerefrigeranttemperature,buttheenergy
efficiencyisaboutthesame.Consistingofhydrogen(H),fluorine(F)andcarbon(C),R410AisanHFC
refrigerant.AnothertypicalHFCrefrigerantisR407C.WhiletheenergyefficiencyofR407Cissomewhatinferior
tothatofR410A,itofferstheadvantageofhavingpressurecharacteristicswhichareaboutthesameasthoseof
R22,andisusedmainlyinpackagedAcs.
2.ThecharacteristicsofHFC(R410A)refrigerants
a.Chemicalcharacteristics
ThechemicalcharacteristicsofR410AaresimilartothoseofR22inthatbotharechemicallystable,non-
flammablerefrigerantswithlowtoxicity.
However,justlikeR22,thespecificgravityofR410Agasisheavierthanthatofair.Becauseofthis,itcancause
anoxygendeficiencyifitleaksintoaclosedroomsinceitcollectsinthelowerareaoftheroom.Italsogenerates
toxicgaswhenitisdirectlyexposedtoaflame,soitmustbeusedinawellventilatedenvironmentwhereitwill
notcollect.
Table1PhysicalcomparisonofR410AandR22
Composition(wt%)
Boilingpoint( C)
Vaporizingpressure(25 C)
Saturatedvapordensity
Flammability
Ozone-destroyingpoint(ODP)
Global-warmingpoint(GWP)
R410A
R32/R125(50/50)
-51.4
1.56Mpa(15.9kgf/cm2)
64.0kg/m3
Non-flammable
0
1730
R22
R22(100)
-40.8
0.94Mpa(9.6kgf/cm2)
44.4kg/m3
Non-flammable
0.005
1700
b.Compositionalchange(pseudo-azeotropiccharacteristics)
R410Aisapseudo-azeotropicmixturecomprisingthetwocomponentsR32andR125.Multi-component
refrigerantswiththesechemicalcharacteristicsexhibitlittlecompositionalchangeevenfromphasechanges
duetovaporization9orcondensation),whichmeansthatthereislittlechangeinthecirculatingrefrigerant
compositionevenwhentherefrigerantleaksfromthegaseoussectionofthepiping.
Accordingly,R410Acanbehandledinalmostthesamemannerasthesingle-componentrefrigerantR22.
However,whencharging,becausethereisaslightchangeincompositionbetweenthegasphaseandtheliquid
phaseinsideacylinderorothercontainer,chargingshouldbasicallybeginwiththeliquidside.
c.Pressurecharacteristics
AsseeninTable2,thegaspressureofR410Aisapproximately1.6timesashighasthatofR22atthesame
refrigeranttemperature,whichmeansthatspecialR410Atoolsandmaterialswithhigh-pressurespecifications
mustbeusedforallrefrigerantpipingworkandservicing.
Table2ComparisonofR410AandR22saturatedvapordensity
R410A
0.30
0.70
1.35
2.30
3.73
4.15
R22
0.14
0.40
0.81
1.42
2.33
2.60
RefrigerantTemperature()
-20
0
20
40
60
65
C
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