HFO1234ze as Drop-in Replacement for R134a in Domestic Refrigerators: An Environmental Impact Analysis

In this paper are reported the results of an experimental comparative analysis between R134a and HFO1234ze, when they are employed as refrigerants in a domestic refrigerator. Under sub-tropical conditions, it have been measured the energy consumptions in accordance with the UNI-EN-ISO15502. For each experiment it have been estimated both the TEWI and the Life Cycle Climate Performance indexes to assess the environmental impact due to HFO1234ze when used in place of R134a