J1659_201111 Vehicle Testing Requirements for Replacement Refrigerants for CFC-12 (R-12) Mobile Air-Conditioning Systems

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11/21/2011

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The purpose of this SAE Recommended Practice is to establish the specific criteria for the selection of a replacement refrigerant for mobile CFC-12 (R-12) air-conditioning (A/C) systems. This document provides guidelines for qualifying candidate refrigerant. The requirements include laboratory and field testing. The alternate refrigerant shall provide comparable system performance as CFC-12 (R-12) as defined herein. The vehicle testing shall be conducted on representative vehicle manufacturer’s product line, in which the refrigerant is intended to be used, such as cycling clutch orifice tube, constant run orifice tube, cycling clutch expansion valve, or continuous run expansion valve refrigerant system.
This document is complete only when combined with the requirements of SAE J1657.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/J1659_201111
Pages
7
Citation
SAE International Recommended Practice, Vehicle Testing Requirements for Replacement Refrigerants for CFC-12 (R-12) Mobile Air-Conditioning Systems, SAE Standard J1659_201111, Stabilized November 2011, Issued June 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/J1659_201111.
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Published
Nov 21, 2011
Product Code
J1659_201111
Content Type
Recommended Practice
Status
Stabilized
Language
English

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