Refrigeration—From Ice Man to Ozone Hole

• Kathryn R. Williams ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Florida

     University of Florida

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 77, Nº 12 (December), 2000, págs. 1540-1540
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The status of refrigeration fluids underwent a circle of changes in the 20th century. The invention of chlorofluorocarbons in the 1930s removed the health problem caused by leaks of toxic refrigerants, but by the 1970s CFCs became a serious threat to the enviornment. Throughout the century, JCE issues contained articles and short news bites about the fundamentals of refrigeration and the highs and lows of coolant fluids.