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Compressors for all refrigerants

New Ecoline PicCompressor manufacturer Bitzer has expanded its product offering across a broad range of existing and new alternative refrigerants.

Bitzer has been manufacturing CO2 compressors since the mid 1990s and has now expanded its series of semi-hermetic refrigeration compressors for transcritical CO2 applications, including smaller and larger models. With the introduction of the 4PTC-6K model for lower displacements and the 4DTC-25K and 4CTC-30K models for higher displacements, the series now ranges from 4.3 to 25.6m³/hr hour at 50 Hz.

The German manufacturer has also increased its range of Ecoline reciprocating compressors  In addition to R134a they are also available for R404A, R407A, R407C, R407F, R507A, propane, hydrocarbons and the new HFO and HFO/HFC blends in the range 4 to 221m³/h.  Special Ecoline compressors can also be specified for high-pressure R410A refrigerants.

www.bitzeruk.com

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