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IIAR publishes new CO2 guide

CO2 Handbook Cover_04 (618x800) (232x300)USA: The International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) has published a new edition of its CO2 Handbook.

The new CO2 Handbook is described as a vital technical resource document for CO2 applications as it applies to industrial refrigeration systems.

Reformatted as a comprehensive and sequential document – from fundamentals of design to startup and operation – the new CO2 Handbook now includes a complete set of NIST PH diagrams (IP and SI units), thermodynamic and thermophysical properties tables (IP and SI units), an extensive section on volatile brine, new information on transcritical applications and updated design and installation techniques.

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