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R452B offered on Clint chillers

ITALY: GI Industrial Holding is now offering the lower GWP refrigerant R452B across its full range of Clint brand air-cooled and water-cooled liquid chillers, heat pumps and multifunctional units.

A more eco-friendly alternative to R410A and a rival to R32, R452B is an A2L “mildly flammable” gas with a GWP of 676. Like R410A – a blend of R32 and R125 – this new refrigerant uses the same two components but with the addition of 26% R1234yf to 67% of R32 and only 7% R125.

It is currently offered in Clint units from 50kW to 1,220kW.

GI Industrial Holding maintains that R452B offers coefficients of performance – EER, SEER, COP, SCOP – similar or higher than those of R410A. Previous reports have said it offers similar discharge temperatures to R410A and 5% higher energy efficiency. 

GI Industrial Holding

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Honeywell announces R410A breakthrough – 26 June 2018
USA: Honeywell has announced the development of a new lower GWP non-flammable alternative to R410A in stationary air conditioning systems. Read more…

Midea adopts R452B for US market – 25 April 2017
USA: Chinese air conditioning manufacturer Midea is to use R452B, a lower GWP alternative to R410A, in its unitary air conditioning units designed for the North American market. Read more…

Chemours R410A replacement to be R452B – 2 March 2016
USA: The Chemours low GWP refrigerant touted as a competitor to R32 in air conditioners has been provisionally assigned the ASHRAE number R452B. Read more…

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