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Experimental study on the influence of flame retardants under high-temperature conditions on the flammability of R1234ze(E) and R290

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  • Fan, Xiaoya
  • Liu, Yufei
  • Li, Xingxing
  • Chen, Qi
  • Wang, Shuhua
  • Chen, Guangming

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The development of alternative refrigerants with low global warming potentials (GWP) has become a trend in response to the increasing demands for environment protection. R1234ze(E) and R290 have extremely low GWP values and are potential substitutes. However, their flammability limits their applications under high-temperature conditions. In this study, R134a was experimentally investigated for its flame-retardant effect on R1234ze(E) and R290 refrigerants at 60 °C. The flammability ranges of pure flammable refrigerants were measured, and the variations in the flammability limits of binary mixtures, namely, R134a/R1234ze(E) and R134a/R290, formed at different concentrations of R134a, were explored. The critical explosion suppression ratios for R134a/R1234ze(E) and R134a/R290 were 0.315 and 17.3, respectively. Theoretical predictions were made to study the flammability limit range of the ternary refrigerant mixture R1234ze(E)/R290/R134a, revealing a very narrow non-flammable range, and experimental validation confirmed the accuracy of this prediction. This was primarily due to the poor flame-retardant effect of R134a on R290, which hindered effective synergy formation. This study provided important combustion safety data for R1234ze(E) and R290 mixed refrigerants under high-temperature conditions, and laid an experimental foundation for the future development of new low-GWP mixed refrigerants.

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  • Fan, Xiaoya & Liu, Yufei & Li, Xingxing & Chen, Qi & Wang, Shuhua & Chen, Guangming, 2024. "Experimental study on the influence of flame retardants under high-temperature conditions on the flammability of R1234ze(E) and R290," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 293(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:293:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224003414
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.130569
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