1994 Report Of The Refrigeration Air Conditioning And Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer requires periodic assessments of available scientific, environmental, technical & economic information. This publication is one in a series of Technical Options Committee reports & assesses the situation of refrigeration, air conditioning & heat pumps in relation to the Protocol.

The 2002 assessment report, produced under the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances, finds that technical progress has been made by the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry to comply with requirements to phase out CFCs and in several applications, HCFCs as well. However, there is still a significant amount of installed refrigeration equipment still using CFCs and HCFCs, and so service demand remains high and is best minimised by preventive service, containment, retrofit, recovery and recycling.

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was designed so that the phase out schedules could be revised on the basis of periodic scientific and technological assessments. Since the 2002 Assessment of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, a large number of technical developments have taken place. The Panel's six Technical Options Committees have each issued a 2006 Assessment Report that document these developments. The present publication contains the report on refrigeration and air conditioning. Publishing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

A guidebook designed to help governments and industry to design and establish appropriate codes of good practice for the refrigeration servicing sector that are in compliance with the Montreal Protocol. Covers how CFCs are used in developing countries and suggests implementation methods, including working with industry and trade associations, service workshops and technicians, system owners and operators, and manufacturers. Also includes 13 specific elements of codes of good practice, from redesign of refrigeration systems to training and certification. Includes many sample forms and worksheets. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR