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R480A

 

R480A (also known as RS-20 is a zeotropic mixture consisting of 5 weight% CO2, 86% R1234ze(E) and 9% R227ea.   It is considered to be a drop-in replacement fluid for R134a.  It has a molar mass of 108.6 kg/kmol.

 

Property data for R480A are provided using a pseudo-pure model fitted by F-Chart Software using thermodynamic property data generated by REFPROP.  The model is applicable for temperatures between 170 K and 460 K with reduced densities up to 3.  The reference state is saturated liquid at 0 C for which specific enthalpy and entropy are 200 kJ/kg and 1.0 kJ/kg-K, respectively.  

 

Transport properties are estimated using a corresponding states approach as suggested in:

 

Klein, S.A., McLinden, M.O., and Laesecke , A., "An improved extended corresponding states method for estimation of viscosity of pure refrigerants and mixtures",  Int. J. of Refrigeration, 20, pp. 208-217, 1997

 

McLinden et al., "An extended corresponding states model for the thermal conductivity of refrigerants and refrigerant mixtures", Int. J. of Refrigeration, 23, pp. 43-63, 2000

 

 

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