What is difference between chiller and refrigerant?

First of all, Refrigerant is a substance that is being used in chillers and refrigerators to extract heat from the given medium. For eg. Water, Ammonia, etc. Now, coming to the next probable question that what is the differnece between Chiller, Re... read more

Refrigerant is a substance that is used both in chillers and refrigerators and helps to extract heat from a given medium. According to me, the difference only lies in the cooling ranges and cooling materials. A chiller helps to remove heat from a liquid via vapour compression and absorption cycle. read more

Used for over two decades, chlorodifluoromethane, commonly known as R22, was the standard refrigerant in air conditioners. However, the concerns with using R22 refrigerant is that it is not only less efficient, but also less environmentally friendly than alternative refrigerants such as R410a. read more