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1. 34 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 The update adds 12 new refrigerant profiles bringing the total to 534 This re lease includes more than 400 additions or updates to entries in the data summa ries The update revises the trade names for a number of refrigerants based on recent corporate divestitures mergers and acquisitions among chemical manu facturers This update also adds new data for a number of hydrofluoroether HFE candidates expands the toxicity data particularly for hydrocarbons HCs and fluoroiodocarbons FICs and HFICs and adds or revises data for a number of other refrigerants as well This update adds 89 bibliographic citations bringing the total to 7159 with em phasis on refrigerant transport properties and safety data It includes a larger number of new or expanded citation abstracts in many cases to existing citations Release 31 2000 10 15 This update includes 7691 records each comprising a data summary with many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary an increase of more than 1 9 since the release dated 2000 07 15 The database size grew by more than 2 5 reflecting further expansion of existing data summaries and cita tions For comparison the target for the future 2001 07 release was 7580 re cords The update adds 5 new refrigerant profiles bringing the total to 522 This release includes more than 450 additions or updates to entries in the data summaries pri
2. This update adds 178 bibliographic citations bringing the total to 7440 with em phasis on thermodynamic and transport properties contaminant control and lu 2 90 Refrigerant Database User s Manual bricants The update includes a larger number of new or expanded citation ab stracts in many cases to existing citations The update folds in the expansions cited below for the limited release 33A Helease 33A 2001 06 13 This unscheduled update was a preliminary release for prepared to assist ASH HAE committees that requested advance access to added data The update added new atmospheric lifetime Tam and global warming potential GWP data from the IPCC Third Assessment Report TAR as well as calculated GWPs for blends lt also added newer maximale Arbeitsplatz Konzentration maximum workplace concentration MAK values and other toxicity data as well as refrigerant profiles for two blends under consideration for designations and safety classifications Helease 33 2001 04 20 This update includes 7903 records each comprising a data summary with many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary an increase of more than 1 496 since the release dated 2001 01 31 The database size grew by more than 1 5 reflecting further expansion of existing data summaries and cita tions The update adds 7 new refrigerant profiles bringing the total to 541 The number of refrigerants in common use is much smaller T
3. 10 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 You are welcome to run the update with the keeplog option to see the steps it took but most users will have no reason to do so Note however that the log will be deleted with the next update unless you run it with the same option Multiple Versions It is possible to install multiple versions of the database on a single computer for example to use both an old and the current releases You probably do not want to keep old editions for two reasons First each release includes the old informa tion unless intentionally deleted revised possibly corrected or expanded along with additions Second keeping installed copies of unneeded versions ties up space on your hard disk roughly 16 MB per release at present Because the installation and update programs configure the installed search and retrieval software to simplify use simply copying the installation and update files or the installed files from one folder directory to another will not work see Mov ing the Installed Database on page 11 If you want to run multiple versions of the database you should install multiple copies in separate folders directories The update program will modify only the last installation so you should install historic versions that you do not want to update first If for example you are running a release that you want to keep for future use along with updates to it install see page 5 a second copy i
4. e compatibility summaries for elastomers and engineering plastics with re frigerants and lubricants e toxicity reviews for refrigerants e primary references containing citations and synopses e additional citations and synopses on the use and compatibility of copper with refrigerants labeled the CDA sponsored supplement and The database actually is a single metafile but it is internally segmented as described This supplement was sponsored by the producers and fabricators of copper and its alloys through the Copper Development Association CDA sii Refrigerant Database User s Manual e archival references providing citations and synopses for additional docu ments including earlier and background works historic sources and superseded studies Citations in the primary references file are displayed in topical sequence while those in the archival references file are displayed in reverse chronological order more recent first A configuration option see page 27 allows you to choose which files to search or exclude to meet your own needs Report Version The data summaries refrigerant profiles compatibility summaries and toxicity reviews as well as citations and synopses are available in printed form as a se ries of reports but they are not updated as frequently as the computerized ver sion These reports are cited in the database and can be ordered through it Summaries of the most recent report versions of th
5. PAG based and similar variants Approximately 300 terms are identified as noise words for automatic exclusion 18 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 p FERRET Refrigerant Database search definition Search number 14 Help lt F1i gt Conf igure Repeat Pr int Order Quit Menus Fifi R 416A OR Use f 1 and to include the term s highlighted below or press to not broaden the search R416A R416A R 327 125 R 3z R32 HFC 3zZ R 125 R125 HFC 125 Figure 3 The search and retrieval program Ferret offers optional inclusion of synonyms and related terms in searches oynonyms and Helated Terms Ferret M will prompt you for optional inclusion of one or more synonyms and re lated terms for some search terms You may select from up to three sets of terms or to not expand the criterion already entered This feature allows you to specify common refrigerants in several familiar man ners The database abstracts consistently use the H number form following ASHRAE Standard 34 designations but citation titles reflect the designations used by authors The database therefore responds by offering to expand the search to also include H134a and HFC 134a for H 134a The same feature al lows you to enter the alternative forms e g H134a and HFC 134a or Chemical Abstract Service numbers e g 811 97 2 and be prompted to include the other designations Synonym prompts also will appear for the common fluoroethers if entered by p
6. You may not rent lease license sell or give this software to any person or organization without prior written permis sion You agree to take all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized transfer or use of this soft ware This agreement does not grant to you any right to patents copyrights trade secrets trade names trade marks or any other intellectual property rights or licenses in respect to the software or data accessed or obtained by using it Term and Termination This license and this agreement are effective until terminated You may terminate them at any time by destroying the software JMC has the right to terminate the license and this agreement immedi ately if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this agreement Upon any termination you may destroy this software but all restrictions indicated above will remain in effect Suitability Warranties and Liability Suitability You must determine the suitability of this software for intended uses no warranties of merchantability or fitness for any specific purpose are implied No liability for special incidental consequential indirect or similar damages is assumed by JMC This software may be changed or discontinued at any time without advance notice The license is for the present version only avail ability continued support updates and compatibility with specific hardware operating systems or changes thereto are not assured Disclaimers Neither JMC no
7. dard designation are shown in bibliographic synopses Virus Protection All software including that commercially sold licensed or downloaded from the Internet or electronic bulletin boards is subject to infection by computer viruses and variants called worms bombs and Trojan horses Viruses are small strings of computer code that replicate themselves attach to other files and alter com puter behavior Because they may lie dormant until triggered by some event or growth stage they may be spread widely before surfacing The more virulent strains can be very difficult to detect until damage has been caused Some are particularly sinister and permanently destroy data stored in the computer Nu merous cases of disruptive infection have occurred in corporate environments government agencies and universities There also have been cases of infections spread unknowingly with software from leading commercial sources We use a highly rated and frequently updated scanner to check files prior to dis tribution We also use several other measures in preparing the Refrigerant Data base to minimize potential exposures but absolute protection is impractical We strongly advise users to follow industry standard recommendations including scanning with detection programs to avoid virus introductions to their own sys tems and files Printer Symbol Sets The text looks fine on my screen but special characters such as foreign letters fractions math
8. for example lt gt or CR in place of ENTER Ctrl or lt CTRL gt for lt CONTROL gt or Esc for ESCAPE The manual for your com puter should identify these special keys A bar in the outside margin flags changes to the manual from preceding versions Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 PREFACE The 2001 07 31 July 2001 release of the Refrigerant Database is the last in a series started in February 1992 The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technol ogy Institute ARTI is ending its sponsorship of the effort While ARTI or others may revive the effort in the future there are no current plans to do so Develop ment efforts stopped with the 2001 07 31 July 2001 release and both user sup port and document delivery will cease on 2001 08 31 Users may continue use of the database as long as they conform to the license agreement in the User s Manual We distributed 34 releases of the computerized version of the database to ap proximately 500 licensed users in 18 countries at the peak with cumulative totals of nearly 700 registered users in 32 countries These distributions required more than 20 000 diskettes approximately a quarter of them recycled and hopefully a higher fraction counting re use by the recipients These tallies exclude develop mental and beta test releases special interim updates to assist international as sessments and committee efforts and bootleg unlicensed users Based on support
9. 0107A 31 July 2001 the end of a line and the second at the beginning of the next line Valid exam ples include refrigerant oil polyamide imide ammonia water R 12 oil oil R 12 HFC ester The names of manufacturers in the database follow their customary spelling and capitalization AlliedSignal now Honeywell is used consistently even for earlier citations when Allied Signal was the actual name Similarly DuPont replaces du Pont and Du Pont Ferret will automatically search for these names even if other capitalization is entered Two examples of invalid search terms are R 452A Only the R will be recognized due to the space between the R and 452A No references would be located because of the re quirement for a minimum of two letters R452A without a space is acceptable but unproductive since there is no such re frigerant at present R 452A is recommended when this desig nation is assigned 152a oearch terms must begin with a letter or number R 152a is the suggested form Entry and Editing The search criteria screen provides for entry of up to 15 search terms The crite ria are divided into three groups columns of five each Entries for each criterion may be made in one of two ways e by typing in a word or word fragment and the wildcard Each term may be edited until you fill the block 16 characters or press the ENTER key o edit a word use the cursor left and right arrow keys to move to the erro
10. before to improve both products and their application enjoyed direct contacts with many of the database users in the course of its de velopment and administration hope to continue those relations want to ac knowledge Glenn Hourahan the ARTI Project Manager for the work have val ued Glenn s support of and assistance with the database as well as his friendship over the years To everyone who assisted in or encouraged the database effort thank you Sincer James M Calm Engingeying Consultant JMC wms Refrigerant Database User s Manual V Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTI REFRIGERANT DATABASE cate dedi oe ae D eed deon i s 1 Computerized VersliOflassistve case ed mni p RO assu aaa ied cem enean amet sate 1 Report VC SION sii rices sea DexvUsus pink dave vane Supine dave vend DN RE RAD FERA UAR water eau UAR waren 2 PETIA WH Ae OO cig at ce ante ecg eae LE E 2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ooa eta pe p oce Db a 3 Hardware and Software Requirements cccccseccceseeeeceeeeseeeeesseeeesaeeeeees 3 Preparati ieseni a MORES 4 MSAA PEE 5 Creating a Windows Shortcut to Run the Database 7 Installation from a Network Server ccccceececesceceeeeeeeeceeeeeeetaneeneees 8 stalmo Updates mr 8 PassWord cf H 9 DIAGNO SUC HO PNIS ESO Ee 10 Viel tiec TET 11 Moving the Database
11. device drivers Ferret uses the latter approach since newer versions of DOS allow selection from multiple user profiles multiple CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files in different directo ries when the computer is re booted Alerting you to the requirement allows you to decide which profile file s to add the driver and PATH commands to It also allows you to substitute embellished drivers such as those supplied with high end graphics adapter cards Troubleshooting The operating system will advise you if the number of open files or amount of computer memory used exceeds the limits Increasing the number in the FILES statement of CONFIG SYS usually will resolve the former adding system memory or reducing the number of terminate and stay resident TSR programs may re solve the latter The program or operating system will advise you if you have se lected invalid folders directories or subdirectories for use For DOS Windows 2 x and Windows 3 x users If necessary please reboot the computer and try again carefully following the installation instructions on page 5 f all else fails repeat the installation but type INSTALL PROBLEM instead of INSTALL followed by pressing the ENTER key One or more pages will be printed Mail these pages with your name mailing address phone number fax number a detailed description of the problem and a description of your com puter and its configuration to the address on the cover of t
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13. pre sented in reverse chronological order to allow you to stop press lt AIt gt N to start a new search your review of selected citations when you find that the rest are too dated An ASH number is substituted for summaries of ASHRAE research projects The number component buffered by zero s if necessary to be four digits long seven digits counting the ASH prefix are the project numbers assigned by ASHRAE Either the ASH or RDB numbers may be used as search criteria but must be pre fixed without punctuation by the appropriate three letter prefix Papers and re ports on refrigerants resulting from ASHRAE research projects usually are cited with RDB numbers the ASH numbers do not refer to specific publications 24 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 E Select Refrigerant Database em E x Auto z BESA El Al FERRET Refrigerant Database primary references Ve s the HVAC S amp R Research for _ the 21st Cent tur Y 21 CR program and s organ izat tion and potential partici pants notes that the gram will undertake pi recompetitive research to resolve tec hnological rdles and difficulties that prevent or impede manufactur iue rom realizing nex t generation components and systems en strat tegic areas of resear ch incl lud ing alt ernative equipment h rohs efi iency equi ipment system in tegra t ion indoor environme ntal c ality and en viron nenta UUT iendly working flu ids notes the need for res
14. sesssssssssseseeenneen nnne nnne nnne nnns 11 RURMNOTNE eec TO Tm OTI 12 From DOS or a DOS command prompt in Windows 12 From Windows ccceccecsceeseeeseeececececerevensceareetesseeverevereveseenseeneenaes 12 Common Questions on Installation ccccccccseecccceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeesseeeeesaeeees 13 AOUDICSMOOUING no c oi oreet Suas tod ose bU cu bucal LM C Edad ut 15 RETRIEVAL SOFTWAR E oia E ee Ebr unb En pcm ub vie 15 fcre ne E Tir dI RETE E 15 EST VERY and elige RETI IT 17 Wildcard Searches s etae siete a Mu Debes uestes posu d 18 Noise Word EXCIUSION ccccceccseeceeeseeeseeeseeeseeseeeseeeseeeseesseeeseeees 18 Synonyms and Related Terms cccccccecsececeeeeeceecesseeeeseeeesseeeesaes 19 LOGICal COMDINATIONS aisina yeah E E 20 CMAINEO SCA CMOS casera dic di a tet etm Unete n tai teni areata 20 miele e ELE 21 dicic RIciiog ee rM p o E ERE 22 Refrigerant Data SUMMATICS ccccccccceececeeeeeceeeeseeeeeseeeeseeeesaeeeees 22 Compatibility SUMMANES copa cir beds eos 23 Ita HOD Sree ee escritas rr aio Rohre ee ee 24 SYNOPSES aasia teint odisti decks anstelusseaafe tides Mind Essete edd 25 Navigating ArOUNNG Er 25 GOMMNGUIAUO Mt tecste Em 27 EONS OT zi ET RR TT TN E RETE REM 27 md IRIS ERR P RO E TEETE NOR TA TETTE TE TE TENN 28 Hi m EUN 28 Hug 28 Synonym Ine Ws IOET uic aridi auis tens datae mei ne en mee
15. sponsored addition J historical or superseded or down in the 1 h tol the high inc lude lt ENTER gt Figure 8 Configuration options let you customize the search program 29 Refrigerant Database User s Manual m FERRET Refrigerant Database Corder list review Help lt F1i gt Conf igure Repeat Pr int Order Quit Menus amp F1H R G Doerr and T D Waite The Trane Company Compatibility of Refrigerants and Lubricants with Motor Materials Under Retrofit Conditions report DOE CE 23810 63 volume I Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute ARTI Arlington Un October 1996 20H pages with 114 tables available from JMC as RDB6BCHT R G Doerr and T D Waite The Trane Company Compatibility of Refrigerants and Lubricants with Motor Materials Under Retrofit Conditions report DOE CEA Z381H 63 volume II Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute ARTI Arlington Un October 1996 2464 pages essentially all tables available from JMC as HDBGCHG R G Doerr and T D Waite The Trane Company Compatibility of Refrigerants and Lubricants with Motor Materials Under Retrofit Conditions report DOEA CEA Z381H 63 volume III Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute ARTI Arlington Un October 1996 168 pages essentially all tables available from JMC as RDBG6CH9 R G Doerr and T D Waite The Trane Company Compatibility of Refrigerant
16. will have no difficulty installing updates the update pro gram prepares a diagnostic log to help us diagnose a problem if one does occur The log is created in a file named FERRETU LOG in your C folder C FERRETU LOG If you have difficulty with an update please send a copy of the log as an e mail attachment to database JamesMCalm com Include the words Update Problem in the message subject and tell us what you did and what went wrong in the text of the message Please identify which operating sys tem you are using and be sure to include your name e mail address and phone and fax numbers If you do not use e mail please fax the same information along with a print of the log to 1 707 516 0552 There are two options command parameters available to control the update log e UPDATE NOLOG will prevent the program from preparing a diagnostics log in case you prefer that but we probably will not be able to help you resolve problems e UPDATE KEEPLOG will keep the log even if the update runs normally the program otherwise will delete it automatically if the update is success ful 2 The costs and duration of the current renewal subscription period linked to the con tract to develop and administer the database are indicated on the database order form Copies are available at www arti 21cr org db The prior renewal subscription period ended with the release dated 2000 02 29 the current period includes updates through 2000 07 31
17. without the number and repeat the update The update program will tell you the database release date installed when the update finishes Note that the problem with renamed attachment files does not occur with the current versions of Lotus Notes Microsoft Outlook or Netscape Communicator or Navigator but be ware of future changes to them I run hundreds of other programs on my computer and they do not require that add the ANSI SYS driver to my CONFIG SYS or a PATH statement to my AUTOEXEC BAT files Why does Ferret Many installation programs add them without your being aware of it ANSI SYS is a standardized command interpreter to simplify control of screen displays and perform other functions ANSI is the American National Standards Institute Use of the standardized device driver which is supplied with DOS and Windows requires less memory by allowing programs to share the driver There are two opposing philosophies for installation software The first steams ahead and does whatever is needed to make programs work sometimes modifying your configuration files e g CONFIG NT CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT and environment settings with 14 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 out telling you That simplifies initial installation but may cause prob lems later when the changes made interfere with the setup for other programs The second alerts you to external requirements such as the need for
18. you may use PAGE UP gt to go back two or PAGE DOWNS to see nine more There is no indication for the screen number within a single multiple screen summary or citation There are several ways to move within and between data summaries and biblio graphic citations Tor J use the cursor arrow keys to move up or down one line at a time PAGE UP or to move up or down one page screen 25 Refrigerant Database User s Manual PAGE DOWN ENTER lt CTRL gt lt PAGE UP or lt CTRL gt lt PAGE DOWN at a time same as pressing PAGE DOWN to move up or down one summary or document citation at a time The lt CTRL gt key and the PAGE UP gt or PAGE DOWN key must be pressed at the same time When scrolling upward to another summary or citation the program moves to its start rather than to the last page A bell beep will sound if you attempt to scroll up too far for example if you are at the beginning of the first selected data sum mary or citation If you scroll too far down you complete the summary and cita tion review and go to the next search If you do so inadvertently simply use the chained search feature see page 20 to repeat the last search The Help feature identifies other options at the times that they are available To use them press ALT H or F1 for help ALT C for configuration ALT N for a new search ALT O to order ALT P to print displays the navigation
19. 30 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 lt ALT gt M or lt F10 gt for menu accesses the menu bar options at the top of the screen As for other ALT key combinations the lt ALT gt and M keys must be pressed at the same time Once you are in the menu bar you may access specific suboption menus by us ing the cursor arrow keys to move to the desired feature and then pressing ENTER You also may press the lt ESCAPE gt key to return to the functional portion of the program Each option will provide instructions and or advice on se lections The following options also are available ALT H or lt F1 gt for help displays the navigation and other options available ALT C for configure accesses the drop down menu for con figuration options ALT Q to quit ends quits the session Although not recommended unless the program is not responding at all you also may stop execution by pressing both the CONTROL and BREAK keys at the same time Documents selected for ordering should be remembered for print ing the next time the program is run but other termination features will be by passed Some of the options that appear in the menu line are available only at some points in the program they are highlighted when they can be used and are muted otherwise The Hetrieve Print and Order options are not accessible in this ver sion of the software but some of the Print and Order functions are available with the A
20. 9 09 15 e a aim E A a E A R 37 Ferret search and retrieval software ccccseccseeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeaes 37 Ferret 1 42 2001 07 31 ccccccccccsscecceseeceeeeecsseeceuseseeueesseeeessags 37 Fere AT 2007 04220 iit ed na eo t PC Rau CENE EROS 37 Ferrer 1 40 200 1 01 3 1 55 bara a oet bte a 38 Farer iat 39200010 TB uostistumipic ded onoudicta tocius euo eia ner t utes 38 Fore 1 99 12000 0 7 15 siancushes senes uu AE 38 Ferels T 3712000 05 20 nasce i ie EL mi eed Ri ie eieteen a 38 Ferrer 1 36 2000 0229 scsi ect Era RNEER 38 Ferret 135 A999 228 uunc hah so a taal eua 39 DATABASE ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS eeeeeeen 39 OBTAINING GIT EID DOCUMENTS crrr dimit n Emm tv nm rette ceut 40 FERRET LICENSE AGRBREEMEHDT inet RE etn mex et m ame Reds tos 42 Grant OF LICENSE m S 42 CODO OPENS RERUM 42 misjislei o nee mar 42 LE per igro Termination RENTRER 42 Suitability Warranties and Liability esses 42 SIG BIOS ausis AA AA mesi A E ctetu dis Peeba o E E 43 Corporate LIC zt o PT 43 Technical SUDDO tette itio qaae tags uu qen e utisutus un queste pou eE EEEN 43 Choice of Law and REMEIGG cccccseecceeeeeeceeeeeceeceeseeeeseeeeesaueeessaees 43 U S Government Restricted RIGhts ccccccsecesseeeseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeseeeesaeees 43 viii Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 The installa
21. An example is use of chiorofl to locate chlorofluorocarbon chlorofluorocarbons chlorofluoromethane chlorofluoromethanes chlorofluoro ethane chlorofluoroethanes chlorofluoroether chlorofluoroethers and so forth Although judicious use is recommended A will find all refrigerants using the standard prefix e g H 22 H 123 or H 134a R 123 will locate both H 123 and H 123a as well as their brominated versions e g H 123B1 R 123B2 or R 123aB1 whereas H 123 alone will find only H 123 RH 125 will find blends for which the designation begins with R 125 such as H 125 143a but not R 32 125 R 32 125 will find both R 32 125 and R 32 125 134a Another use of the wildcard is to find elements in a suffixed series For example reports from the ARTI Materials Compatibility and Lubricant Research MCLR Program may be located by searching for DOE CE 23810 or 23810 alone Noise Word Exclusion The search program prescreens words to exclude those of low value for selective retrievals Words such as and or the this discusses presents or summarizes are used too frequently to be useful in locating desired documents Similarly nearly every document referenced will include the word page or pages as part of the bibliographic citation Excluding these words simplifies searches when look ing for polyalkylene glycol lubricants using the acronym PAG with the wildcard character PAG to find PAG PAGs PAG s PAGs PAG 1 PAG 2
22. General Settings tab Creating a Windows Shortcut to Run the Database The Add Remove Program wizard see page 6 should have created a shortcut to simplify future use of the database If not or if you want to create another right click on an unused location of your desktop click on or select New click on or select Shortcut Use browse to locate FERRET EXE in the folder in which you installed the program normally C FERRET FERRET EXE Follow the Windows instruction to give the shortcut a name your choice for example Refrigerant Database and select an icon windows should suggest the Ferret icon as the default An icon for the database is included as a file named FERRET ICO in the folder in which you installed the database program normally C FERRET You can use the Ferret icon provided or any other of your choice to add an entry to a new or existing group in Program Manager with Windows 2 x 3 x or NT 3 51 Likewise you can use this icon or any other to set up a desktop shortcut or add an entry to the program menu in Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 or 2000 Use the Windows Help Refrigerant Database User s Manual Search or Answer Wizard to learn how to set them up or use the shortcut to make it easier to start the database from Windows Installation from a Network Server Site and corporate licensees may install individual copies of the database from a network file server to avoid having to circulate the distribution disk
23. LT O and ALT P keystrokes discussed above Refrigerant Designations and Formulae The primary method used to identify refrigerants in this database is that pre scribed in ANSI ASHRAE Standard 34 1997 Designations and Safety Classifica tions of Refrigerants see RDB8601 in the database and addenda thereto fol lowing the R n e g R 22 format Cis and trans isomers as well as butane series C4 and larger isomers follow common industry extensions to the Stan dard 34 method even though not addressed therein Logical extensions R 601x R 602x and R 603x also are shown for pentane C5 hexane C6 and heptane C7 hydrocarbon isomers patterned after the designations for the butanes C4 Chemical formulae are shown following the International Union of Pure and Ap plied Chemistry IUPAC conventions see RDB4202 in the database Empirical formulae are shown following the Hill order convention C H Br Cl F l O0 The lack of standardization as well as conflicting conventions especially for for mulae and isomer suffixes complicates recognition for large molecules and hy drofluoroethers Common alternatives are indicated in the refrigerant profiles which enables search by most conventions Cross references also are offered through the synonym and related term feature of the database see page 19 for 2 94 Refrigerant Database User s Manual many of them Likewise both the identifier used by the author s and the stan
24. S FROM EARLIER VERSIONS You may find new citations those added since the last scheduled update by searching for RDBNEW and accepting the synonyms offered The following chronology does not mention routine movement of citations and synopses from the primary reference file to the archival file see page 1 Helease 34 2001 07 31 This update includes 8083 records compared to a target of 7580 This updat urpasses that target by nearly 796 without counting entries exceeding earlier tar gets they already were factored into the goal The quantities of data entries cita ions and update releases added in the last year each exceeds the contract re uirements by more than 100 Each record comprises a data summary wit many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary The addition xpand the database more than 2 396 since the release dated 2001 04 20 th otal size grew by more than 2 496 reflecting further expansion of existing dat summaries and citations The update adds 3 new refrigerant profiles bringing the total to 544 The numbe f refrigerants in common use is much smaller The intent in covering the addi ional candidates is to provide information and data sources on fluids under con ideration including several new hydrofluoroethers and fluorinated amines an omparative information for older refrigerants This release also includes mor han 1 100 additions or updates to entries in the data summaries o Q D
25. SCAPE gt FERRET Refrigerant Database primary references 1 of 18 Help J Re Eni U 4 En ta Page llp Page Doun lt CONTROL lt Page Up CONTROL lt Page Doun lt ALT N lt ALT gt O lt ALT gt P SALT Q press selection ESCAPE gt Figure 7 Context sensitive help is available by pressing lt ALT gt H or lt F1 gt 27 Refrigerant Database User s Manual ter may be useful for users running the program on monochrome monitors such as older notebook computers Printer This configuration option addresses three items in sequence The first allows a choice between Hewlett Packard LaserJet or compatible printers or others The sole function supported in this version of the database is automatic inclusion of commands to select the IBM PC 8 sometimes identified as PC USA symbol set when printing Inclusion will avoid funny output such as changing degree signs to and to The database is prepared using standard ASCII characters including the full PC 8 symbol set also used by most graphics adapter cards A second screen will appear after the printer selection It will allow selection of the printer output port Most systems use parallel port 1 also called LPT1 or PRN You may choose from the first three parallel asynchronous and first four serial synchronous ports This option may be of high value in networks special configurations and to choose between printers wh
26. STRUCTIONS Installing the database should be relatively simple on computers with standard configurations In these cases simply insert database disk 1 in your A or B drive and run INSTALL from it see page 5 You cannot install the Refrigerant Data base and related programs by simply copying them to your hard disk The instal lation program decompresses and configures them Likewise you should not cobble together files from different releases since some segments are not back wards compatible The installation process will delete old program and data files for the database if installed in the same folder directory or subdirectory previously selected The present version is a complete replacement and portions from separate releases may not run properly if mixed You may install the new version in a separate folder directory or subdirectory to continue use of earlier releases though it is unlikely that you will want to do so The installation may be complex on highly customized systems or networks f you are not very familiar with DOS or Windows you should get assistance from the person who configured the computer you are using The following instructions are provided for such cases Hardware and Software Requirements The Refrigerant Database is designed to work with microcomputers using Intel 80386 80486 Pentium Pentium Pro Pentium l Pentium IIl or Pen tium M IV processors as well as compatible chips The current
27. an be ordered through the Refrigerant Database from JMC see page 41 ASHRAE Publication Sales American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers 1791 Tullie Circle NE Atlanta GA 30329 USA phone 1 404 636 8400 from Canada and USA 800 527 4723 fax 1 404 321 5478 e mail orders ashrae org www ashrae org ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers 22 Law Drive Post Office Box 2900 Fairfield NJ 07007 2900 phone 1 973 882 1167 fax 1 973 882 1717 e mail infocentral asme org www asme org catalog ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials 100 Barr Harbor Drive West Conshohocken PA 19428 2959 phone 1 610 832 9500 fax 1 610 832 9555 www astm org AQ CAS EHIS EPRI GPO GRI GTI IEA HPC IIR HF JAR JMC JSRAE LHL MCLR NTIS SAE Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 Chemical Abstracts Service Document Delivery Department 2540 Olentangy River Road Columbus OH 43210 0012 USA phone 1 614 447 3670 x2956 from Canada and USA 800 848 4337 fax 1 614 447 3648 e mail dds 2cas org www cas org support dds html Environmental Health Information Service OCR Subscription Services Incorporated Post Office Box 12510 Research Triangle Park NC 27709 2510 USA phone 1 919 541 3841 fax 1 919 541 0273 e mail ehis niehsnih gov EPRI Distribution Center 207 Coggins Drive Post Office Box 23205 Pleasant Hill CA 94523 USA phone 1 510 934 421 2 ww
28. and associated files actually will take up much less disk space than with uncompressed files Will the program run on a floppy disk No the program and database require too much space It was possi ble to run them on floppy disks with very early versions but that ceased as the database grew My computer will not read the Refrigerant Database installation disks should do Make certain that the disk is properly inserted and that the drive is the right capacity Also try the disk on another computer lf you still get an error message e g general failure reading drive or unable to read drive but are able to read other disks on the same drive the disk probably has been damaged Common causes of floppy disk failures are bending them crushing them or exposing them to magnetic fields e g from motors magnets or loud speakers We will provide files as e mail attachments to reload or make re placements for disks 2 4 if damaged in shipping and reported within 30 days of the date shipped Due to software changes and database updating you will have no recourse except to obtain a complete re placement set after 30 days 2 423 what Refrigerant Database User s Manual Replacements disks are available while the release involved is current in case you damage misplace or inadvertently erase those sent The cost is 15 00 20 00 outside the USA per set Replacement disks will be sent by mail or airmail please see the databa
29. and document requests private communications and published refer ences to the database unlicensed users probably exceed those registered by at least a factor of two and add at least ten more countries The database also supported international assessments facilitated research pro jects aided in data collection to recommend refrigerant safety classifications pro vided documentation needed to satisfy code requirements or justify code changes helped dozens of students preparing theses and assisted authors in preparing papers manuals and even handbooks The last update provides 544 refrigerant profiles and 99 additional data summa ries among 8083 database records each constituting many individual items The profiles include more than 60 000 data entries not counting an even larger num ber that were updated or retired as new data emerged in the past decade Every release in the history of the database exceeded the expansion targets set for it and some did so by very significant amounts served as the developer and administrator of the database since introduction of the computerized in February 1992 and even before that In my prior role at the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute ARI coordinated what started as an informal information exchange and oversaw its administration by the National In stitute of Standards and Technology NIST for a short period The search and retrieval software used was far ahead of its time i
30. and other options available The ALT and H keys must be pressed at the same time access the program configuration op tions discussed below stops the citation and abstract pres entation to start a new search causes a copy of the citation only ex cluding the abstract to be saved for subsequent ordering discussed below causes a copy of the displayed summary or citation and abstract to be printed if a printer is installed 26 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 Configuration The search software allows you to customize several aspects of its operation as follows to your preferences More detailed guidance and recommended selec tions will appear on the configuration screens when used These options can be reset at any time during database use though some will not take full effect until the next search is started the selection screens will advise you when the choice is not immediately effective Options may be reset as many times as desired in a session and the last selections will be in effect when the program is started again The program must be reconfigured if reinstalled as an initial installation see page 5 but they are preserved with updates see page 8 Display These options allow the choice of low and high contrast color schemes The lat FERRET Refrigerant Database search def inition search number 5 SALT H lt F1 gt lt ALTSC lt ALT R SALTON lt F1H gt lt ALT Q gat He ee E
31. d in C rather than K 22 Report J MC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 The database design accommodates both dissimilar data inclusion as available or pertinent and presentation of multiple values when disagreement is found oources are identified for the property and other information The four digit al phanumeric numbers in the right hand column of data summaries may be ac cessed in subsequent searches by preceding them by ADB and using them as search criteria These sources should be consulted to obtain the data and to re view associated assumptions limitations test conditions caveats and similar in formation especially when the data are important to protect life and property The refrigerant summaries are provided only for convenience in locating data and should not be relied upon as the data source Inclusion or exclusion of a specific refrigerant blend or trade name does not im ply recommendation or withholding thereof Additional information and fluids will be added in the future please refer to the section on Database Addition and Im provements on page 39 Chemical manufacturers desiring that new refrigerants or trade names be added are invited to supply similar information please provide copies of the data source e g technical bulletins to be referenced Materials Safety Data Sheet MSDS and referenced toxicology summaries Compatibility Summaries These summaries provide identification composition and both q
32. dent 29 Refrigerant Database User s Manual programs and or operating system enhancements The program will run on PC DOS OS 2 and Windows 3 1x 95 98 98SE NT 3 5x NT 4 0 or 2000 It cannot be used with Windows Millennium Edition Windows Me 3 Preparation Your system configuration file may require a simple modification before you install the database You can check it first or skip this section and go to the next one The installation program begins with a test to determine whether the modification is needed if so follow these instructions You must add both a DEVICE command for the ANSI SYS driver supplied with your operating system and a FILES command must be added to your system configuration file The can add the two lines with any text editor including NOTEPAD or EDIT or word processor and then save the modified CONFIG SYS or CONFIG NT file as an unformatted text file The two commands are DEVICEHIGH system directory ANSI SYS FILES 9 the files number usually will be set higher than 9 for other software where system directory is the directory or subdirectory containing the operating system files Either or both of the lines shown may be included in the CONFIG file already for use by other software The number in the FILES command may be higher than 9 and usually will be if already there for other software You will need to reboot shutdown and restart your computer after adding the com mands f
33. e database and an order form can be obtained on the Internet from hitp www arti 21cr org do The same form can be used to order both the database and documents distributed through it see page 40 Limitations The Refrigerant Database is intended as a means to assist users in locating in formation on refrigerants However the database is e neither a comprehensive nor authoritative reference source e not a substitute for independent data collection by users e not a substitute for examination of the data information on how they were arrived at underlying assumptions associated caveats flaws and omis sions in the cited documents and e not an endorsement of suitability or accuracy of referenced data and pub lications Materials compatibility properties safety considerations and other characteristics affecting suitability or desirability may be influenced by a number of factors Among them are specific application conditions preparation such as drying be fore use additives including fillers impurities catalytic interactions with other ma terials used and changes in compounding between one source or batch and an other Similarly new findings or corrections may supersede previously published data The database is an aid in locating data that may be pertinent It is not and should not be viewed as the source of data for research design analysis or other purposes Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 INSTALLATION IN
34. e includes 7 117 records each comprising a data summary with many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary an increase of 5 7 since the release dated 1999 09 15 1 9 since the 2000 02 09 unsched uled update The database size grew by 5 696 since 1999 09 15 2 496 since 2000 02 09 reflecting further expansion of existing data summaries and cita tions The revision adds 6 new refrigerant profiles bringing the total to 513 and ex pands existing refrigerant profiles to reflect designations and safety classifications proposed for public review or recommended for publication by the committee re sponsible for ASHRAE Standard 34 1997 at its meeting on 1999 02 06 It also adds more than 400 additions or updates to data entries many of them to reflect changes in manufacturer Material Safety Data Sheets MSDSs The update adds 376 citations bringing the total to 6505 with emphasis on the thermodynamic and transport properties of alternative refrigerants Helease 27B 2000 02 09 This unscheduled release included 6 983 records an increase of 3 796 compared to the release dated 1999 09 15 This unscheduled update was sent to all regis tered current users of the database as a final test of new and modified programs to enable updates via files sent as e mail message attachments or downloaded from the Internet It followed extensive testing that included a beta test with se lected users Every user who responded indica
35. earch addressi Ing sa fety G toxicity f TEBI IIG decomposition and appli jon materials compati ibility reliability and performance issues for new ESTEE erants please press to continue or for help on options Figure 6 You can copy data summaries citations and abstracts into other documents with the mark cut and paste feature of Windows 95 and 98 Synopses The detailed abstracts synopses incorporated into the database for se lected citations generally differ from those if any prepared by the author s The latter vary significantly in content from explanations of purpose or highlights of findings to acknowledgement of sponsors or background information The synop ses in this database usually are longer and in most cases identify the specific materials and data contained in the documents While the emphasis is on con tent to enable user decisions on the pertinence of documents to needs key con clusions are summarized in some These synopses sometimes described as ex tended or content abstracts are prepared to facilitate searches for specific infor mation by materials properties similar information or combinations of them Navigating Around An odometer such as 3 of 12 will appear in the top right corner of the screen his message shows where you are in reviewing the data summaries and or documents found In the 3 of 12 example 3 points to the third of a dozen summaries and or citations so
36. ematical symbols and lines are garbled when printed Is there a correction The database is prepared using standard ASCII characters including the full PC 8 symbol set also used by most graphics adapter cards The choice of symbol sets is more complicated for printers Some manufacturers use alternative symbol mapping to make different characters available e g foreign alphabets or special symbols for specific uses A common example is the Roman 8 symbol set op tionally used by Hewlett Packard LaserJet printers and those that emulate them The problem can be avoided by selecting the PC 8 PC USA symbol set on your printer or configuring the program to do that for you see page 28 32 Report JMC AHTI 0107A 31 July 2001 RELATION BETWEEN FERRET AND THE REFRIGERANT DATABASE Ferret M is a proprietary software system developed and owned by James M Calm Engineering Consultant who also is developing and administering the Re frigerant Database for the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute ARTI The retrieval portion of Ferret is distributed with the computerized ver sion of the database to provide a search capability that is fast and easy to use Ferret M is under continuing development and several new features will become available as updates to the database are released Your feedback on desired features simplifications and problems encountered should be sent to the address on page 39 mmy CHANGE
37. en more than one is con nected The final printer selection allows a choice between the standard paper sizes for the USA 8 V2x11 and most other countries A4 210x297 mm The sole function in this release is to adjust the paper margins to avoid loss of the last column on A4 paper on some printers Files This option allows users to search any or all of the files see page 1 in the data base at the same time Inclusion or exclusion of specific files may be useful in some searches or to tailor the database to the interests of specific users Al though search hits in suppressed files will not be displayed the statistics screen will notify you that the search criteria appear in one or more suppressed files by placing a dash after the hit counts Thesaurus Not available in the software provided with the Refrigerant Database This fea ture enables use of customized synonym and related term files for other data bases Your printer manual will tell you how to switch to the PC 8 symbol set by hardware settings control panel selection or command strings for printers that are not compati ble with Hewlett Packard LaserJet or compatible printers This operation sounds more complicated than it is sophisticated word processing software may switch sets multiple times in a single line Transmission of command strings to your printer can be added to a batch file that initiates the Refrigerant Database The printer symbol set can be si
38. eration It ad dresses property compatibility safety environmental application and other data The database contains 8 083 records each comprising a bibliographic citation citation and synopsis or data summary containing several to several hundred en tries The main elements include refrigerant profiles covering both single com pounds and blends tabular compatibility summaries for plastics and elastomers toxicity reviews for key refrigerants bibliographic citations and an automated search system Detailed synopses of contents identifying the specific materials and procedures addressed whenever possible are included for more than a third of the citations The database developer can provide copies of certain documents cited in the database including some that were not published elsewhere Please see page 40 for instructions on obtaining copies of these and other documents Computerized Version The computerized version of the database enables searches among the data summaries bibliographic citations and document synopses to identify sources of specific information It also assists in preparing a list of desired references for subsequent ordering This manual provides instructions for use of the computer ized version referred to as the database after this introductory section The computerized database consists of multiple files or sets of information which are searched at the same time They include e refrigerant profiles
39. eration industry through the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute ARI and in kind cost sharing by James M Calm Engineering Consultant Development of the database is part of the 21CR Program managed by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute ARTI Support by the cited parties does not constitute an endorsement of the views expressed in the database Mr Glenn C Hourahan of ARTI is responsible for oversight of the project Trade Names and Marks Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Incorporated Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT are registered trademarks and Outlook is a trademark and of Microsoft Cor poration Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation Lotus and PC DOS are registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation Pentium Pentium Pro Pentium II Pentium Ill and Pentium IV are regis tered trademarks of Intel Corporation Ferret is a trademark of James M Calm Engineer ing Consultant Trademarks of materials cited in the database are identified when indicated in the docu ment referenced These trademarks are the property of their respective owners LHA version 2 13 and SFX version 2 13L copyrighted by Haruyasu Yoshizaki Yoshi 1988 1991 are used in preparation and decompression of the distribution files 2001 James M Calm Engineering Consultant
40. es to entries in the data summaries some reflect new information from cited revised Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS or similar European or Asian counterparts The update revises a few 35 Refrigerant Database User s Manual values for the proposed Acute Toxicity Exposure Limits ATELS and Recom mended Concentration Limits RCLs based on a new draft recommended for public review The committee responsible for ASHRAE Standard 34 1997 rec ommended the public review at its meeting on 2000 06 25 Note that the data base includes ATEL and RCL values for some refrigerants not included in that draft This update adds 141 bibliographic citations bringing the total to 6929 with em phasis on refrigerant transport properties and safety data It includes a larger number of new or expanded citation abstracts in many cases to existing citations Helease 29 2000 05 20 This release includes 7400 records each comprising a data summary with many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary an increase of 4 0 since the release dated 2000 02 29 The database size grew by 1 7 re flecting further expansion of existing data summaries and citations The number refrigerant profiles remains at 513 More than 1500 additions or updates were made to data entries 283 citations were added bringing the total in the present release to 6788 with emphasis on refrigerant transport properties Helease 28 2000 02 29 This updat
41. esearchers and engineers Likewise the database substitutes or augments nonstandard chemical names and formulae and designations used by some authors particularly for novel candidates with standard refrigerant designations and familiar nomenclature The database started as no more than a collection of papers in a cardboard box which was passed around in committees to enable data sharing on alternative refrigerants The nearly 1000 documents and reports currently distributed through the database and many others cited in it now will be put into cardboard boxes again though it will take quite a few more and turned over to ARTI For anyone wanting to review the database history several papers document its development J M Calm and G C Hourahan Physical Safety and Environmental Data for Re frigerants Heating Piping Air Conditioning Engineering 71 8 27 33 August 1999 in Spanish in ACH Latinoam rica 4 3 14 20 May June 2001 J M Calm Property Safety and Environmental Data for Alternative Refrigerants Proceedings of the Earth Technologies Forum 192 205 October 1998 also ARTI report DOE CE 23810 101 October 1998 V Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 J M Calm Refrigerants and Lubricants Data for Screening and Application Stratospheric Ozone Protection for the 90 s proceedings of the International CFC and Halon Alternatives Conference 169 178 October 1995 J M Calm Informa
42. gerants by submitting corrections to identified errors copies of helpful papers whether your own or written by others for inclusion in updates and suggestions for improvements Authors and those holding rights to pertinent pub lished or unpublished works are invited and encouraged to authorize their reproduction and unrestricted distribution through the database you may down load a consent form from www arti 21cr org db Product literature normally is not included but studies providing relevant information whether on proprietary or generic substances will be considered Please send your inputs to James M Calm Engineering Consultant 10887 Woodleaf Lane Great Falls VA 22066 3003 USA e mail database JamesMCalm com Thank you for your help with and use of the database Its objective is to acceler ate phase out of chemical compounds of environmental concern by sharing in formation needed to do so 39 Refrigerant Database User s Manual OBTAINING CITED DOCUMENTS Documents indicated as available from JMC in their citations are available through the database and may be ordered using a form available from www arti 21cr org db by request from database JamesMCalm com or by request from fax 1 703 522 2349 Other documents should be ordered from their publishers or alternative sources as identified in the database Many of these documents also may be obtained from libraries An effort will be made to secure permiss
43. gether with the word properties The representative conditions have been selected to simplify screening of refrigerants and to meet the needs for most building fire and mechanical codes Environmental data such as the atmospheric lifetime Taim or the ozone depletion and global warming potentials ODP and GWP and the halocarbon GWP HGWP follow Other data are identified in the summaries The next category is safety data starting with recognized classifications Values are provided for both as formulated and for the worst case of fractionation condi tions when assigned for zeotropes Safety groups assigned on a provisional ba sis e g those for which toxicity testing is still not completed are so noted Pending safety classifications are flagged as proposed when proposed for public review by the cognizant ASHRAE committee SSPC 34 They are noted as rec ommended when recommended for publication but not yet approved and pub lished following the public review process Toxicity data are divided between data for acute short term single exposure and chronic long term repeated expo sure effects The parameters reported are those prescribed by regulatory agen cies such as the U S Occupational Health and Safety Administration OSHA Flammability limits heats of combustion autoignition temperatures and related information on combustibility conclude the safety section 6 Except as used titles most temperatures are expresse
44. he ENTER key after typing each line C CD FERRET FERRET This sequence assumes that the database was installed in the default drive and directory It should be revised to your selection of directories if you do not use the defaults These commands may be placed in a batch file with a name of your choice e g RDB BAT or REFRIGDB BAT to simplify future use The installa tion program creates a sample called FERRET BAT in your C directory To start the database with it type FERRET and press the ENTER key from that direc tory or any other if it is in your PATH statement The same approach may be used for a menu system entry From Windows The easiest way to start the database is to click on the desktop or Start Menu shortcut prepared when you installed the database see pages 5 and 7 If you did not create a shortcut you may start the database program the same ways you start any other program One of them is click on the Start Menu or press the Start key then click on Run or press the R key for Open type CAFERRET BAT click on OK A similar way is click on the Start Menu or press the Start key click on Run or press the H key use Browse to highlight FERRET EXE in the folder in which you installed it you also may recall this setting by clicking on the selector arrow if you have run the database before click on OK Another way is locate FERRET BAT or FERRET EXE using Find or Windows Explorer double click
45. he additions reflect new refrig erants and heat transfer fluids for refrigeration secondary refrigerants approved by the EPA under SNAP as well as new blends that have been introduced This release also includes more than 400 additions or updates to entries in the data summaries They include changes in the safety classifications of blends to shift from dual as formulated and worst cases of fractionation to worst cases classifi cation along with other additions and revisions to ASHRAE 34 The changes also add new data for a number of hydrofluoroether HFE candidates expand the tox icity data particularly for hydrocarbons HCs and fluoroiodocarbons FlCs and HFICs and add or revise data for a number of other refrigerants This update adds 193 bibliographic citations bringing the total to 7263 with em phasis on thermodynamic and transport properties for hydrocarbons including R 290 propane in particular The update includes a larger number of new or ex panded citation abstracts in many cases to existing citations Helease 32 2001 01 31 This update includes 7792 records each comprising a data summary with many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary an increase of more than 1 38 since the release dated 2000 10 15 The database size grew by more than 1 4 reflecting further expansion of existing data summaries and cita tions For comparison the target for the future 2001 07 release was 7580 re cords
46. he truncated word replace it or expand it To leave a block empty simply press ENTER without an entry and Ferret will advance to the next column Search criteria within a column are automatically connected by logical OH operators The first and second columns are connected by AND the result of that operation and the third column are connected by NOT oince both the AND operator and the NOT operator reduce the number of docu ments satisfying the composite search at least one term must be entered in the first column or no references will be found A warning message will appear if a search term is not entered in the first block opecification of search criteria may require a few trials using synonyms or alter native words to find a combination of terms that locates desired references Please experiment with potential search terms to see which are the most effec tive Subsequent sections will describe how to combine them Wildcard Searches A powerful feature of the search program is allowed use of the asterisk to sim plify searches computer programmers refer to this feature as use of a wildcard character By appending an asterisk to the end of a word or word fragment the singular plural possessive or compound words can be specified with a single entry Similarly multiple series of chemical compounds or long names or words can be quickly indicated by entering only the unique fragment and appending the wildcard character
47. his manual You will be advised if the problem and a correction can be readily determined The probabil ity of resolution will increase if the information on the problem and your system are as complete as possible RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE The search and retrieval program supplied with the Refrigerant Database is called Ferret M This program provides a fast way to locate data summaries and refer ences using user selected search criteria Search Criteria The criteria may be single words names of authors or organizations normally hyphenated words or terms numbers or acronyms you are not restricted to pre selected keywords Criteria must be at least two characters in length three in cluding the wildcard character discussed below and both begin and end with let 15 Refrigerant Database User s Manual FERRET Refrigerant Database search def inition search number 5 Help F1 Conf igure Repeat Pr int Order Quit Menus amp F1H EIN TUCILMN I NN calorinetor Im R 404A u zh including selected synonyms and related terms Please enter a search term in the highlighted box or press the function key indicated to select from common terms Hw compatibility properties lt F4 gt Rote FS gt EE E FO RA EE Re LFT plastics Press Mu to continue preceding search Figure 2 Even complex searches are easily defined ters or numbers They also may include embedded commas decimal points hy phens am
48. ided that they have consulted the User s Manual first Due to the unique nature of network operations user support excludes aspects of installation and use unique to network s Choice of Law and Remedies This agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Vir ginia JMC s entire liability and your exclusive remedy will be at JMC s option either a return of the price paid for the software or b repair or replacement of the software You must return the software within 45 days of receipt after which time no further obligation or responsibility for correc tion will continue U S Government Restricted Rights This software and its documentation are provided with restricted rights Use duplication or disclo sure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7103 or subparagraphs c 1 or 2 of Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52 227 19 as applicable The manufacturer is James M Calm Engineering Consultant Great Falls VA 43 Sponsorship The Refrigerant Database is supported in part by U S Department of Energy Office of Building Technology grant number DE FC05 990R22674 Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning and Refrigerating Research for the 21st Century 21CR Additional funding and in kind support is provided by the air conditioning and refrig
49. inations Complex searches that combine search terms may be entered using Boolean logic operators namely AND OH and NOT Examples include H 134a AND esters Documents addressing both the indi cated refrigerant and lubricant type will be located Documents dealing with ei ther the refrigerant or the lubricant but not both will not R 123 OR HCFC 123 Citations including either designation for this refrigerant will be located R 123 will be the standard designation in ab stracts elastomer NOT neoprene Documents addressing elastomers sin gle or plural or elastomeric materials but excluding those addressing neo prene but not neoprenes will be found Use the NOT operator with caution to avoid inadvertent exclusion of refer ences covering multiple subjects lubrica NOT Smith Documents on lubricants and lubrication other than those authored edited or produced by Smith will be located Chained Searches The preceding or any prior search can be modified broadened or narrowed in a later search Called chaining the search criteria from an earlier search may be recalled as a single search term The documents found then can be examined again or the search can be modified by entering additional search criteria As an example suppose the first search was for the desired refrigerant s AND lubri cant s but excluding NOT documents for which the user was the author The results could then be narrowed in a second sea
50. ion for JMC to distribute additional documents to facilitate access to them but com pliance with copyright provisions precludes doing so until appropriate arrange ments are made Addresses for several sources follow 21CR Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning and Refrigerating Research for the 21 Century see ARTI below ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists 1330 Kemper Meadow Drive Suite 600 Cincinnati OH 45240 USA phone 1 513 742 2020 fax 1 513 742 3355 e mail pubs acgih org www acgih org catalog AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association 2700 Prosperity Avenue Suite 250 Fairfax VA 22031 USA phone 1 703 849 8888 fax 1 703 207 3561 e mail infonet aiha org www aiha org AIP American Institute of Physics Publishing Center Suite 1N01 2 Huntington Quadrangle Melville NY 11747 4502 USA phone 1 516 576 2270 from Canada and USA 800 344 6902 fax 1 516 349 9704 e mail ojshelo aip org www aip org ARI Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute 4301 North Fairfax Drive Suite 425 Arlington VA 22203 USA phone 1 703 524 8800 fax 1 703 528 3816 www ari org Note Most AREP reports can be ordered through the Refrigerant Database from JMC see page 41 ARTI Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute 4301 North Fairfax Drive Suite 425 Arlington VA 22203 USA phone 1 703 524 8800 fax 1 703 528 3816 www arti 21cr org Note Most 21CR and MCLR reports c
51. its meeting on 1999 06 20 It adds proposed values for Recommended Concentration Limits RCLs to 87 refrigerant profiles The RCL methodology data used and resulting RCL values are preliminary they have not yet undergone public review or been adopted This update adds 267 citations bringing the total to 6129 with emphasis on natural non fluorochemical refrigerants and heat transfer Ferret search and retrieval software Ferret 1 42 2001 07 31 The changes expand the thesaurus file for synonyms and related terms Ferret 1 41 2001 04 20 The changes expand the thesaurus file for synonyms and related terms This re lease includes internal changes to accommodate larger databases and future growth users will only see a modest increase in the program size 2 37 Refrigerant Database User s Manual Ferret M 1 40 2001 01 31 The changes expand the thesaurus file for synonyms and related terms The in stallation program was modified to accommodate growth in the database size to avoid the need for an added disk for distribution Ferret 1 39 2000 10 15 The changes expand the thesaurus file for synonyms and related terms Ferret M 1 38 2000 07 15 The changes expand the thesaurus file for synonyms and related terms Ferret 1 37 2000 05 20 The thesaurus file for synonyms and related terms was expanded Minor correc tions made for the synonyms included for R 417 and R 508 The search program wa
52. lications and then only to recent ones Most of the search and catalog ing systems rely or primarily rely on author abstracts and or author suggested keywords Those abstracts vary widely in utility for information retrieval Many of them focus on the rationale or programmatic issues such as sponsorship for ex ample to outline the phaseout of chlorofluorocarbons CFCs and resulting need to examine alternatives but provide no indication of what new information is re vealed in the document at hand In contrast the Refrigerant Database uses specially prepared abstracts that de liberately cite the specific refrigerants and as applicable and as known lubri cants and other materials properties and or methods test conditions or applicability ranges and similar data to facilitate searches Coupled with the synonym and related term feature provided in the search software these abstracts enable location of information often not evident in other systems That is particularly true for documents not written to address refrigerants that nevertheless have relevance such as thermophysical compatibility or safety studies of chemicals investigated as aerosols fire suppressants foam blowing agents or solvents that also are of interest as refrigerants Also the database summaries complement or replace trade names or nomenclature from other fields as well as historically superseded terminology with those more recognizable by today s refrigeration r
53. ll cases since May 1996 You need to install a later version to update releases from before then 9 Refrigerant Database User s Manual should not need the password again for subsequent updates for the same instal lation unless you e Reinstall the database for example following a hardware failure and re placement A backup copy made after the update using a password should not require the password again so we recommend that you make periodic backups as for all software and data files e Move the database to a new folder directory see page 11 You will receive a password automatically at the start of a new renewal subscrip tion period if you have subscribed submitted an order form with payment for it oite and corporate license holders should make the password available to eligible users see page 43 if the database is not installed on a central server for com mon use Please contact database JamesMCalm com if you did not receive a password Each single user site or corporate licensee will have a unique password All us ers under one site or one corporate license will share the same password Pass words are case sensitive so be careful not to change upper case letters for ex ample A B or C to lower case for example a b or c or the reverse Likewise please be careful not enter the number 1 for the letter I the number 0 for the letter O or the reverse Diagnostic Log Although you probably
54. marily of safety data The update revises the recommended exposure limits to reflect new American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ACGIH Threshold Limit Values TLVs It adds proposed Acute Toxicity Exposure Limits ATELs and Recommended Concentration Limits RCLs from a new MCLR re port see RDBA950 Some of the proposed ATEL and RCL values differ from those recommended for public review by the committee responsible for ASHRAE Standard 34 1997 as proposed addendum 34u on 2000 06 25 In addition the report proposes ATEL and RCL values for some refrigerants not included in the recommended addendum This update also expands the thermophysical property data for some hydrocarbons and adds or revises data for a number of other re frigerants This update adds 141 bibliographic citations bringing the total to 7070 with em phasis on refrigerant transport properties and safety data It includes a larger number of new or expanded citation abstracts in many cases to existing citations Release 30 2000 07 15 This update includes 7545 records each comprising a data summary with many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary an increase of 2 0 since the release dated 2000 05 20 The database size grew by 2 1 re flecting further expansion of existing data summaries and citations The update adds 4 new refrigerant profiles bringing the total to 517 This release includes more than 500 additions or updat
55. milarly reset upon completion The command string usually will be quite short though cryptic it takes only five characters for the LaserJet Unless you are familiar with printer commands it may be simpler to choose the PC 8 default selec tion from the printer control panel or hardware settings 28 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 Synonym Inclusion The program offers four options for synonyms and related terms see page 19 They include complete suppression of this feature prompting for optional inclu sion when search criteria are entered automatic inclusion no prompting of key terms or automatic inclusion of all synonyms and related terms The second op tion is recommended for most users and is the default setting but advanced us ers may prefer one of the other three choices Output File Not available in the software provided with the Refrigerant Database This fea ture enables routing of output to a user specified file instead of a printer for use in other programs This option may be made available in a future release m FERRET Refrigerant Database refrigerant profiles 1 of 12H Help F1 anf igure Repeat Pr int Order Quit isplay rinter select Files select hezauruz unoanyum inclusion change utput file Please press ENTER gt in continue or 9 for help on options FERRET Hefrigerant Database refrigerant profiles 1 of 1248 J refrigerant profiles toxicity summaries J primary references J CDA
56. n 1992 though a newer interface clearly is needed today Nevertheless this software remains faster than any identified alternative and it still meets the counterintuitive claim made in 1992 that its efficiency would increase rather than falter and become sluggish with database growth The software was developed without ARTI sup Refrigerant Database User s Manual port or reimbursement Users have requested and have offered introduc tion of a Windows or web version in recent years but financial support to develop one was lacking In response to user requests we added site and corporate li censes with file sharing and network installation options in 1994 Although initially also distributed in printed report form we terminated that option in 1999 based on declining requests for it We leapfrogged a switch to compact discs CDs with distribution of updates via e mail and internet downloads in late 1999 enabling more frequent updating at reduced cost There are now many new bibliographic and data search systems notable among them Internet based systems sponsored by publishers and associations though some of them are rather expensive to use Many of them offer document retrieval for members or subscribers for differing fees Likewise many libraries now offer computerized catalogs and a number of services integrate the catalogs of some libraries Unfortunately most of these systems are limited in coverage to the pro vider s pub
57. n a new folder s and then run the update program see page 8 We recommend that you keep backup copies of your initial installation files and of the latest installed version on backup tapes compact discs CDs a removable backup disk or similar storage media You may need them if your system fails to reload your hard drive you replace your computer or you later want to use mul tiple versions Moving the Database The database will not work correctly if you simply copy or cut and paste the in stalled program and data files from one folder directory to another The installa tion and update programs configure the installed search and retrieval software to remember file locations and other information to simplify future use If you simply copy the files without reinstalling them the software will still look for them in their old locations The exception to this statement is that if you copy the installed da tabase for backup purposes and then reload it to its original location the re loaded copy should work To move the program or data files to a new folder directory reinstall the data base in the new location You may then delete the original files to save disk space 11 Refrigerant Database User s Manual Running the Program From DOS or a DOS command prompt in Windows To run the installed database simply enter the following commands in upper or lower case letters from the DOS command prompt pressing t
58. nd synopses Long summaries citations or synopses may require more than one screen to display The top line of the screen tells you which database file see page 1 the current summary or citation was found in Hefrigerant Data Summaries The summaries for selected refrigerants identify the compound or blend with its standard number designation IUPAC and alternative chemical names composi tion group structural and empirical chemical formulae and for single com pounds BRN CAS EINECS Merck RTECS see page 16 registry numbers The blend composition is substituted for the chemical name for refrigerant mix tures and the words zeotrope or azeotrope or the chemical class e g norganic are substituted for the composition group when appropriate This information is followed by a section on common uses Labeled property and other data follow Dimensional quantities are presented in dual units metric SI followed by inch pound IP equivalents The data are di vided into categories starting with general physical data such as the molecular mass and freezing or melting point Azeotropic temperatures are indicated for azeotropes Physical properties follow at the normal boiling point or bubble and dew points for zeotropes representative conditions and at the critical point There is no intent to provide data for all conditions though sources of such data may be found in the database by searching for the refrigerant of interest to
59. opular identifiers for example R E134 E 134 or HFE E134 The software essentially performs two sequential searches It first looks for en tered search criteria in a thesaurus file and prompts users to choose from up to three sets of synonyms and related terms It then finds both the entered search criterion and the selected set of synonyms and related terms A set may be a single term or a group of related terms such as steel and ferrous for iron or blend azeotrope and zeotrope and nonazeotrope when mixture is entered One set provided for common zeotropic and azeotropic refrigerants in cludes their components When multiple sets of synonyms and related terms are offered use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the highlight to the pre ferred set and press the ENTER key Press the lt ESCAPE gt key if no syno nyms and related terms are desired You also have the option of entering your own selection of synonyms and related terms using the logical OR operator de scribed below 19 Refrigerant Database User s Manual The synonym and related terms feature also works with search criteria entered by the topical prompts and with chained searches described below Another use is to simplify entry of words or names with foreign accents or spellings Entry of Quebec will result in a prompt to also include the French spelling of Qu bec The conversion works only for the commonly used words entered in the thesaurus Logical Comb
60. or them to take effect For DOS and Windows 2 x and 3 x The configuration file is named CONFIG SYS and is located in C use DIR ANSI SYS S to locate that file You may change DEVICEHIGH to DEVICE if you are using a computer with lt 640 KB of memory Commands contain ing SETVER EXE only in later DOS versions generally go first followed by those controlling memory management containing HIMEM SYS EMM386 EXE or third party substitutes Resident programs and drivers that may be unloaded later e g screen capture routines must go last Everything else borders on black magic since the order governs prece dence in the event of a conflict Try placing the two required statements af ter the memory management statements If that does not work try moving them to the end of the file 3 The current program relies on the ANSI SYS device driver for portions of the screen interface This driver is accessible only when Windows Me is started in real mode a process that requires use of a startup disk and is intended for diagnostics and spe cial purposes Although ANSI SYS is included with Windows Me Me does not pro cess device entries when run normally i e in protected mode Articles Q273780 and Q269524 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base support system address removal of real mode support from Windows Me see the support tab at www microsoft com 4 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 For Windows 95 or 98 The configura
61. other parties Current faculty staff and students at one campus are deemed employees for the purpose of this license for schools colleges and universities alumni not eligible as current faculty staff or students are excluded Corporate License This provision applies only to corporate licenses The following persons are authorized to install and use the subject software e all employees of the license holder normally located in the country for which the license was purchased e the same employees for use on portable computers regardless of location and e the same employees for use on corporate or personally owned computers located in their homes for work for the license holder as well as noncommercial personal use The corporate license fur ther allows duplication of installation and upgrade disks or files as necessary to facilitate installa tion on multiple computers or networks for these authorized users The corporate license does not grant permission for redistribution of the software to employees normally located in other countries or to other parties Current faculty staff and students at one university with multiple campuses in one country are deemed employees for the purpose of this license for schools colleges and uni versities alumni not eligible as current faculty staff or students are excluded Technical Support Support will be limited to persons eligible to use the database under this license and prov
62. ou want the database in D REFR FERRET DA TA Figure 1 The installation program guides you through the necessary steps 5 Refrigerant Database User s Manual From Windows 2 x 3 x or NT 3 51 e Enter the Program Manager and choose File and then Run using your mouse click on File and then Run or your keyboard lt Alt gt F R e Type A INSTALL or B INSTALL whichever drive the installation disk is in in the Command Line dialog box e Press the ENTER key From Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 or 2000 e Click START in the lower left of your screen or press the START key to open the Start Menu toolbar First click Settings and then Control Panel in the Settings menu From the Control Panel double click on Add Remove Programs Then select the Install Uninstall tab if not al ready displayed and click Install e Windows will tell you to insert the installation disk in your floppy drive Insert Disk 1 and click on Next Windows will examine disk 1 and sug gest a command line consisting of your floppy drive letter followed by AINSTALL BAT Click on Finish The installation program then will prompt you for necessary information It will ask you e which drive the installation program is in A or B e which folder directory or subdirectory of your hard disk you want to in stall the database program and related data files in and e which drive and optionally which folder directory or subdirectory on tha
63. persands or apostrophes but no other punctuation is allowed Any English or foreign letter included in the PC 8 also called PC USA symbol set may be used It does not matter if entered letters are upper or lower case the search algorithm automatically checks for both Valid examples to locate information on specific refrigerants include H 32 R123 134a HFC 152a R 125 143a 134a ammonia E 134 MP66 CHF3 R E134 1 1 difluoroethane 5 45 6 The last example shown is a Chemical Abstract Service CAS registry number European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances EINECS Registry of Toxic Substances of Chemical Systems RTECS numbers or other registry identifiers also may be used Both structural see page 31 and empirical chemical formulae in Hill order may be used Except as used in document titles refrigerants normally are referenced in the R number format e g R 134a see page 31 We recommend use of the R number form for searches in this database but the synonyms and related terms feature see page 19 will prompt you for optional inclusion of alternative identifi ers for common refrigerants Examples of other search criteria follow compatibility stability PRESSURE plastic plastics Montreal CFC PAG R amp D Midgley Universitat 1993 Hyphenated and compound terms may be used as search criteria The program will locate these words even if split between two lines i e with the first word at 16 Report JMC ARTI
64. pres sion decompression and archiving programs that can be used to extract the UPDATE ZIP file if you do not already have one for other purposes http www softseek com Utilities File Compression and Zipping Some of them are available at no cost freeware IMPORTANT See page 14 if you use Eudora for e mail e Run UPDATE EXE using the Run option from the Windows Start menu You also can run it by clicking on UPDATE EXE or the icon next to it from Windows Explorer Windows File Manager or a Windows Find list DOS users should type the word UPDATE on the command line from the sub directory containing the update files and then press ENTER Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 Please note that e This update approach is much quicker than from diskettes and should take less than a minute and typically less than 10 seconds once the installation files are saved e The update program will ask you for a password to verify payment if you are performing your first update in a new subscription period for updates e Updates will not work with database versions prior to the July 1997 re lease or for some users the prior to the May 1996 release 4 e Update also will not work unless the database already is installed cor rectly You do not have to repeat or change the ANSI SYS driver or any thing else if correctly installed e The update will preserve your database configuration settings including those for file selection u
65. r You may then use the lt INSERT gt key to toggle between the insert an insert symbol appears under the cursor and overtype modes You may use the DELETE key to remove a letter or the lt BACK SPACE key to remove the preceding letter Press the ENTER key when finished There is no way to go back to an entered search word in this version of Ferret but you may repeat the entire search with the correction e by using the topical prompts Six groups of topical prompts appear at the bottom of the screen You may select any of them by pressing the corre sponding function key F2 through F7 If you do so suggested search terms will appear Use the cursor arrow keys to move between them until the desired term is highlighted and then press ENTER f none are suitable simply press the ESCAPE key to return to the typ ing mode The program will respond with a warning message if an invalid entry is detected Examples include use of characters that are not allowed e g or 4 embedding blanks e g heat pump which will be truncated to heat and ending an entry with a hyphen Acceptance of an entry does not mean that it will be found in the data base but only that it satisfies syntax requirements When an invalid entry is 2475 Refrigerant Database User s Manual found Ferret will remove the invalid portion including all letters that follow it and then allow you to edit the remainder You may accept t
66. r any person or organization acting on his behalf makes any warranty or representation expressed or implied that use of this software or data accessed by it does not infringe on or interfere with privately owned rights including any party s intellectual property or that data accessed or obtained through the software are either correct or complete Neither JMC nor any person or organization acting on his behalf assumes responsibility for damages or other liability whatsoever including any consequential damages resulting from your use of this software or data accessed or obtained by using it 42 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 Site License This provision applies only to site licenses The following persons are authorized to install and use the subject software e all employees of the license holder normally located at the single site for which the license was purchased e the same employees for use on portable computers regardless of location and e the same employees for use on corporate or personally owned computers located in their homes for work for the license holder as well as noncommercial personal use The site license further al lows duplication of installation and upgrade disks or files as necessary to facilitate installation on multiple computers or networks for these authorized users The site license does not grant permis sion for redistribution of the software to employees normally located at other sites or to
67. rch to those documents also ad dressing a plastic or elastomer of interest prior search AND the plastic OR elas tomer The results of the first search also could be narrowed to those addressing one or more specific desiccants in a third search by recalling the first search and combining it AND with the desiccant s Users may enter an optional name for each search when prompted to describe the search for later use Any character symbol punctuation or blank may be used in these names they may be edited in the same manner as search criteria To illustrate a second use the refrigerant s of interest can be located in one search Desired properties or methods of determining properties can be found 20 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 m FERRET Refrigerant Database search statistics search number 12 Help F1 Conf igure Repeat Pr int Order Quit Menus amp F1H fl data summaries and documents satisfy the search criteria R 125 0 m TH4 464 OR OR GP AND NOT 478 513 OR OR 256 v4 OR OR R 4H4A R SA7A OR OR greenhouse 1HH press 0 NUEVE T VHIPEEIELENTEHD to see results or Pe to quit Figure 4 The program reports back the number of times each search criterion was found hits along with the total count of summaries and documents meeting the combined criteria in a second The two searches can then be combined AND in a third By using chained searches almost
68. report JMC ARTI 0107A REFRIGERANT DATABASE USER S MANUAL for Ferret version 1 42 31 July 2001 prepared by James M Calm P E Engineering Consultant 10887 Woodleaf Lane Great Falls VA 22066 3003 USA phone 1 703 450 4313 fax 1 707 516 0552 e mail database JamesMCalm com for the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute 4301 North Fairfax Drive Suite 425 Arlington VA 22203 USA phone 1 703 524 8800 fax 41 703 522 2349 Refrigerant Database User s Manual The Refrigerant Database embodied in a metafile named REFRIGDB DAT is the property of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute ARTI Permission must be obtained from ARTI to use it for any purpose other than as described in this manual The search and retrieval software Ferret provided to simplify use of the database is the property of James M Calm Engineering Consultant The software including its documentation and text files is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions By ac cepting copying downloading installing and or using this software you are agreeing to be bound by the license agreement on page 42 ALT lt BACKSPACE gt CONTROL ENTER ESCAPE F1 through lt F10 gt PAGE DOWN PAGE UP PRINT SCREEN lt SHIFT gt T and J indicate specific keys on the computer keyboard They may be labeled differently on your machine
69. rtment of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield VA 22161 USA phone 1 703 487 4780 fax 1 703 605 6900 e mail order ntis fedworld gov www ntis gov Society of Automotive Engineers 400 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale PA 15096 0001 USA phone 1 724 776 4841 fax 1 724 776 0790 www sae org products 41 Refrigerant Database User s Manual The following license agreement applies to the search and retrieval software Ferret provided for use with the database FERRET LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legally binding agreement between you and James M Calm Engineering Consultant JMC By accepting copying downloading installing and or using this software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement Grant of License JMC grants to you the nonexclusive and nontransferable right during the term of this agreement to use this software for your own benefit and the benefit of your organization You may use the soft ware on a single computer or a single station of a computer network subject to the following provi sions Copyright The software including updates as well as associated documentation and text files is owned by JMC It is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions Restrictions You may not copy except for authorized installation and backup purposes distribute modify re verse compile reverse assemble or create derivative works of this software
70. s 95 98 NT or 2000 You may choose whether the database will run in a window partial screen or the full screen Full screen rendition is easier to read on low resolution EGA VGA and SVGA displays Use in a window 26 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 shrinking to program to a portion of the screen lets you switch between active windows to work with other programs at the same time We have found that the following settings work very well with high resolution 1024 by 768 pixels and higher displays on the program tab for Run select normal window for Close on exit select for Change icon select FERRET ICO from the folder in which you install the database program the default is C FERRET FERRET ICO on the font tab for available types select both font types for font size select Auto on the screen tab for usage select Window for Initial size select Default for Window select both Display toolbar and Restore settings on startup for performance select both Fast ROM emulation and Dynamic memory allocation To make these selections from Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 or 2000 simply click on the window Properties button or if full screen first minimize the program then right click on its tab on the toolbar and then select Properties To make these selections from Windows NT 3 51 click on the bar in the top left corner of the window then click on Properties and then choose the preferred Display Options under the
71. s and Lubricants with Motor Materials Under Retrofit Conditions Please press ENTER gt for next page Figure 9 The program lets you prepare and print a list of the documents that you select to investigate or order later Document Ordering The next to last step of the session provides a facility to order documents A list of citations previously saved using ALT O for ordering will appear for review an option to print the list appears at the end The program will cycle back to the print prompt after printing an order list to allow printing of multiple copies The printed list may be used to order the documents selected Page 40 provides ordering information for documents flagged as available from JMC as well as suggestions for obtaining copies of other documents Notices The final screen of the session is a reminder of limitations The Refrigerant Data base should not be relied upon as either a comprehensive or an authoritative source of information but as a means to assist users in locating documents that may provide pertinent information While the database abstracts may be helpful in determining whether a given document should be obtained for examination they should not be relied upon as data sources please refer to the limitations on page 2 Other Features Users familiar with other software will notice the menu line bounce bar at the top of Ferret screens It can be accessed anytime by pressing
72. s changed internally to facilitate updates but these changes are not visible in use The update and search programs were modified to accommodate a new update subscription cycle The update program was modified to enable updating of installations of database releases since 1996 the prior version only could update releases since September 1999 The update program was modified to accept passwords and modify the necessary files when beginning a new update subscription period to avoid having to install a new ver sion These changes alter some file structures but preserve all user configura tion settings The message announcing successful updating was changed to dis play the database release installed by the update several users requested this confirmation The diagnostics log was expanded to include more installation and progress information Prompts were added to suggest download of the new User s Manual from www arti 21cr org db The installation program was modified to avoid a potential problem for some con figurations with Windows 2000 Prompts were added to suggest download of the new User s Manual from www arti 21cr org db The Portable Document Format PDF version of the Users Manual was ex panded and portions were revised to provide more thorough explanations of da tabase and program features Ferret M 1 36 2000 02 29 The printed version of the Users Manual was replaced with a significantly ex panded version in Portable Documen
73. s or files This method also is much faster than installation from floppy disks To use this option repeat the following command for each diskette COPY A folder where folder is any valid folder name in the form H IFOLDER SUBFOLDER with as many levels of sub sub sub folders as desired but not to exceed 30 characters in total To subsequently install the database on computers connected to the host use the command folder INSTCFG 1 folder This command may be saved in a batch file e g as INSTALL DATABASE BAT to simplify its use and avoid user syntax errors When installing the database on a network for multiple users under a site or corporate license the program files should be installed on a local drive and the data files either locally or on the server Ferret version 1 14 and later allow shared access to the data files Installing Updates Updates are distributed as attachments to e mail files they also can be downloaded from http www arti 21cr org db via the Internet To install the up date e Save the UPDATE EXE and REFRIGDB UPD files on your computer lf you downloaded the update files or received them a file named UP DATE ZIP you will have to extract unzip them first The folder direc tory does not have to be the same one in which the database resides but both update files must be in the same folder directory The following site provides useful information and guidance on a number of com
74. se of synonyms and related terms in searches and printer options e For users who download updates you may delete UPDATE ZIP once you have extracted the update files UPDATE EXE and REFRIGDB UPD e You may delete the update files UPDATE EXE and REFRIGDB UPD once the update is completed and you have verified that the updated da tabase is working e There is no problem with your running an update multiple times on the same installation in case you do so accidentally or intentionally as a demonstration e You cannot change the folders directories in which the program and or data files are installed with the update program You likewise cannot simply copy them from one folder directory to another you must use the installation software Database data files already installed on a network server for shared use site and corporate licenses only may be updated with this program e You may run updates from a folder directory on a file server if you have a site or corporate license This feature does not work correctly for installations with the single user version Passwords When you update the database for the first time in a new renewal subscription period the update program will ask you for a password Once accepted you 4 Updates prior to May 2000 only worked on releases since September 1999 unless you did a full replacement installation Updates since May 2000 can revise releases since July 1997 and in most but not a
75. se order form for the costs of express delivery if desired Replacement disks will be available only until the next update is released they are not available for superseded versions of the database ran the update and it appeared to finish normally but the database is the same as before Why There are two possibilities 1 You have multiple copies of the database installed in separate folders directories and updated one but are running another Use the Windows FIND function from the Start Menu or the DIR command from the DOS command line to search for one of the program or database files such as FERRET EXE If you find more than one copy look at the file dates to see which is the most recent 2 You are using old files without realizing it Some e mail soft ware including Eudora Pro automatically puts files attached to incoming messages in a folder for direct access like any other folder Such e mail programs may rename attachments if files with the same names are already in the same folder for example from attachments for a prior update You then will see files named UPDATE1 EXE and REFRIGDB1 UPD UP DATE2 EXE and REFRIGDB2 UPD and so forth If that hap pens delete or rename the earlier UPDATE EXE and RE FRIGDB UPD files or move them to another folder Then re name the newest UPDATEn EXE and REFHIGDBn UPD files to UPDATE EXE and HEFHRIGDB UPD
76. single click if you start other programs that way on it 12 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 Common Questions on Installation Is there a version for Apple computers such as the Macintosh Ferret should run but has not been tested on Apple computers running DOS but there is no version for System 7 and predecessor operating systems Users have indicated that Ferret M does run on the Macintosh using DOS emulators called SoftAT and SoftPC Professional from Insignia Solutions Incorporated confirmation has not been attempted Note that future Ferret M releases are likely to require Windows emulators Will the program run under Windows 2 x or 3 x Windows 95 98 NT 3 51 Or 4 0 or 2000 Yes The mark copy cut and paste features are supported in Win dows 95 and 98 but copy cut and paste are not supported for Win dows NT or 2000 Mouse selections work with mark copy cut and paste but not for internal menu selections Will the program run under OS 2 Yes to the same extent that other DOS programs will Ferret was developed for the DOS environment and does not take advantage of the features offered by OS 2 Will the program run on compressed disks to save space Yes it will run on either compressed or uncompressed hard disks without perceptible difference in speed for most systems Very high compression factors approximately 7096 should result meaning that the full database search program
77. t drive to use as a work area Use of a RAM virtual disk is recommended in DOS if you have one with at least 256 kB available Any hard disk folder directory or subdirectory should work The installation program will propose defaults for the folders directories and sub directories and work area you may accept the defaults or change them to your preferences Please note that each folder directory or subdirectory name must not exceed eight characters or contain embedded blanks to enable use with both DOS and Windows 3 x as well as newer operating systems the program re quires adherence to the old conventions for folder directory names The pro gram will pause at several points after confirming information with you to verify that you want to proceed You may terminate installation at these points The installation program will prompt you to change diskettes when needed For Windows 2 x or 3 x users Both the installation and database search pro grams should run with the default PIF Program Information File for DOS pro grams If you have modified the default pif file you may need to restore it or to create new PIF files named INSTCFG PIF and FERRET PIF using the Windows PIF Editor The following options will work for most systems Video memory text Memory requirements 384 kB required 640 kB desired EMS and XMS Memory 0 kB required 0 or higher kB limit Display usage Full screen Close Window on exit check For Window
78. t Format PDF for viewing on computers and or local printing by users The Manual is now included with database installa tion and update files and it is available for download from www arti 21cr org db The installation program was modified to enable updates with files downloaded from a web site or sent to users as e mail message attachments The installation and update programs were modified to load the User s Manual The thesaurus file 38 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 for synonyms and related terms was expanded with emphasis on new refriger ants Ferret M 1 35 1999 12 28 The program was modified to enable updates with files downloaded from a web site or sent to users as e mail message attachments The thesaurus file for synonyms and related terms was expanded with emphasis on new refrigerants Further development of Ferret has been suspended pending introduction of a native Windows or Internet version The preparation installation and search and retrieval programs will be maintained and minor fixes made as needed in the interim Additions and revisions will continue to the thesaurus as this feature will be incorporated into the new version The database demo which also served as a tutorial provided with earlier versions no longer is distributed or supported with the database DATABASE ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS Please help in making the database more useful and facilitating the use of alter native refri
79. ted a preference for the new ap proaches over updating by diskettes so the transition to Internet updating was accelerated 396 Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 Release 27A 1999 12 28 This unscheduled update was a preliminary release for a user beta test The update added proposed values for Acute Toxicity Exposure Limits ATELs to 87 refrigerant profiles The ATEL methodology data used and resulting ATEL values are preliminary they have not yet undergone public review or been adopted Release 27 1999 09 15 This update includes 6 735 records each comprising a data summary with many entries a bibliographic citation or a citation and summary an increase of 4 4 since January 1999 It adds 14 new refrigerant profiles bringing the total to 507 It revises the atmos pheric lifetime Tam ozone depletion potential ODP and global warming poten tial GWP to reflect consensus values from the latest international scientific as sessments The update revises the recommended exposure limits to reflect new American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA Workplace Environmental Expo sure Level WEEL Guides and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ACGIH Threshold Limit Values TLVs It expands existing refriger ant profiles to reflect designations and safety classifications proposed for public review or recommended for publication by the committee responsible for ASH RAE Standard 34 1997 at
80. tion file is named CONFIG SYS and is located in the folder that your computer boots from normally C use the FIND feature in the Start Menu the easiest way File Manager or Windows Explorer to locate CONFIG SYS and ANSI SYS The DEVICEHIGH command should point to the ANSI SYS file supplied with Windows 95 normally in the C WINDOWS COMMAND directory and not to a DOS version if DOS also is or previously was installed For Windows NT 3 51 NT 4 0 or 2000 The configuration file is named CONFIG NT the CONFIG SYS file is only used for the DOS subsystem CONFIG NT usually is located in CAWINNTNSYSTEMSA or C WINDOWS SYSTEMSB2 Use the FIND fea ture in the Start Menu the easiest way File Manager or NT Explorer to locate CONFIG NT and ANSI SYS Although installation routines for many other programs modify your CONFIG SYS or CONFIG NT files sometimes without warning this program does not Installation The Refrigerant Database and retrieval software are distributed on 312 diskettes To install the database e Insert Disk 7 in your floppy drive normally drive A or B and then From DOS or from a DOS Window in any version of Windows e Type A or B whichever drive the installation disk is in and press the ENTER key e Type INSTALL and press the ENTER key Which drive is the installation disk in normally A or BIT A Which drive and folder do you want the database program in Which drive and folder do y
81. tion on Alternative Refrigerants Status of the Refrigerant Da tabase Proceedings of the 1994 International Refrigeration Conference at Purdue 443 448 July 1994 J M Calm Status and Use of the Refrigerant Database ASHRAE Journal 35 11 50 55 November 1993 J M Calm Information on Alternative Refrigerants and Lubricants The ARTI Refrigerant Database Stratospheric Ozone Protection for the 90 s proceedings of the International CFC and Halon Alternatives Conference 187 189 October 1993 J M Calm Refrigerant Database Proceedings of the International CFC and Ha lon Alternatives Conference 55 72 September 1992 In every year since its inception users licensed more copies of the database than ordered all other products of the Materials Compatibility and Lubricant Research MCLR Program Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program AREP and 21st Century Research Program 21CR combined think the database met its objective of facilitating the use of alternative refriger ants to enable accelerated phaseout of those of environmental concern The need has not ended it may be greater now with the approaching phaseout of R 22 pressures on hydrofluorocarbons and examination of carbon dioxide hydro carbons hydrofluoroethers and other options as well related advances in lubri cants Also with manufacturer reductions in personnel focused on refrigerant is sues the database may be more important than
82. tion program guides you through the necessary steps 5 Figure 2 Even complex searches are easily defined 16 Figure 3 The search and retrieval program Ferret offers optional inclusion of synonyms and related terms in searches ccceccceecceeeceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeneeenees 19 Figure 4 The program reports back the number of times each search criterion was found hits along with the total count of summaries and documents meeting the combined criteria cccecccseecceeecceeeceeeeceeeccueeceucecseeceueessueeseeessaeens 21 Figure 5 You can scroll through retrieved citations and data summaries 24 Figure 6 You can copy data summaries citations and abstracts into other documents with the mark cut and paste feature of Windows 95 and 98 25 Figure 7 Context sensitive help is available by pressing lt ALT gt H or F1 27 Figure 8 Configuration options let you customize the search program 29 Figure 9 The program lets you prepare and print a list of the documents that you select to investigate or order lAter cccceeccseeecseeeceeeceececeeeceueesseessueenaees 30 ix Refrigerant Database User s Manual Report JMC ARTI 0107A 31 July 2001 ARTI REFRIGERANT DATABASE The Refrigerant Database is an information system on alternative refrigerants associated lubricants and their use in air conditioning and refrig
83. ualitative and quantitative information on the compatibility of materials specifically those com monly used in fabricating refrigerant circuits with refrigerants and lubricants The current set focuses on engineering plastics and elastomers the data were taken from reports prepared under the Materials Compatibility and Lubricant Research MCLR Program The summary structure was designed to accommodate other data and materials in the future As for other segments of the database the computerized retrieval system is a means of locating data sources Reference RDB numbers are indicated to en able data verification as well as identification of limitations the test methods used and ranges of applicability The source documents can be determined by per forming a subsequent search for the reference s using the RDB number s the planned hypersearch feature in future database releases will allow users to ex amine the source citation s while reviewing the data summaries Verification is especially important for the compatibility summaries since most of the data are presented as average values without indication of the dispersion normally en countered in repeated tests 23 Refrigerant Database User s Manual FERRET Refrigerant Database compatability summaries 17 of 135 Help F1 Conf igure Repeat Pr int Order Quit Menus amp F1H Please press Whaiti to continue or MR for help on options Figure 5 You can scroll thro
84. ugh retrieved citations and data summaries Citations The citations identify the authors if applicable document title publication infor mation publisher and publication date The publication volume number or part and page information are indicated in the format used by most technical journals A reference to 12 4 61 66 signifies volume 12 number or part 4 and pages 61 66 This information is intended to assist users in locating source documents in libraries or in ordering copies Page figure and table quantities follow when Known in parentheses Secondary ordering information such as indication of availability through this database and a database identifier the RDB number also are shown The RDB number is unique to the Refrigerant Database and may not be recognized by authors publishers or others Page 40 provides order ing information for documents flagged as available from JMC as well as sugges tions for obtaining copies of other documents The Primary Reference File see page 1 is arranged by topic namely thermo physical properties materials compatibility lubricants and tribology application data safety test and analysis methods impacts regulatory actions substitute refrigerants identification absorption and adsorption research programs and other Citations are presented by subtopic such as the refrigerants addressed and then clustered by author within these topics Historical citations are
85. unlimited search terms can be combined into a single search The only limit has to do with storage space to save the results of prior searches but this limit arbitrarily set to 14 985 terms should far exceed practical requirements Ferret M will prompt you whenever you have the option to recall a prior search You need only press the F8 key If you do so in the second search the first search will be chosen automatically After the second search you will be given an opportunity to select from preceding searches or to change your mind by pressing the lt ESCAPE gt key Hit Statistics A statistics screen which repeats the specified search criteria follows the search definition screen The number of hits times each search term was found in the database is indicated under each search criterion This information may be help ful in identifying terms that may be too broad or too narrow for general search use Ferret V completes the statistics screen by reporting the number of docu ments found which contain the combination of criteria specified this quantity also is shown in the odometer discussed below see page 25 The search terms used and hit statistics may be printed by pressing the SHIFT2 and PRINT SCREEN keys at the same time when this screen appears 21 Refrigerant Database User s Manual Presentation The next screen displays the information located by the search including data summaries citations a
86. version also will run on 8088 8086 and 80286 chips but future updates will not A minimum of 384 kB of RAM is required A math floating point arithmetic coprocessor Intel 80x8 or fully compatible will be used to accelerate performance if detected but it is not required The internal coprocessor in 80486 DX series as well as Pen tium chips is similarly utilized The database and related software need approximately 16 5 MB of space on a hard disk this requirement will increase with updates to approximately 20 MB in the next year The space needed may be drastically reduced by installing the da tabase on compressed disks such as DBLSPACE disks with MS DOS 6 0 and 6 2 DriveSpace with MS DOS 6 22 NTFC formatting in Windows NT or 2000 or hard disk compression utilities Approximately 70 compression is likely with out perceptible loss in speed due to the nature of the data files The database and related software need approximately 16 5 MB of space on the hard disk this requirement will increase as the database expands Due to the nature of the database very high compaction ratios can be achieved using the compression routines provided with DOS 6 0 and higher Windows NT or 2000 using NTFS or with commercially available counterparts compression to less than 5 MB is typical The program is written for the MS DOS disk operating systems version 4 0 or higher No assurance is given that the software will be compatible with resi
87. w epri com Superintendent of Documents U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 USA phone 1 202 512 1800 also see NTIS below Gas Research Institute order from NTIS Gas Technology Institute order from NTIS International Energy Agency Heat Pump Center Swentiboldstraat 21 Postbus 17 NL 6137 Sittard AA The Netherlands phone 31 46 420 2236 fax 31 46 451 0389 hoc heatpumpcentre org www heatpumpcentre org Institut International du Froid 177 Boulevard Malesherbes F 75017 Paris France phone 33 1 42 27 32 35 fax 433 1 47 63 17 98 e mail iifiirreeibm net www iifiir org Japanese Association of Refrigeration Nippon Reito Kyokai 4th Floor San ei Building 8 San ei cho Shinjuku ku Tokyo 160 Japan phone 81 3 3359 5231 fax 81 3 3359 5233 James M Calm Engineering Consultant 10887 Woodleaf Lane Great Falls VA 22066 3003 USA fax 1 703 450 4313 e mail database JamesMCalm com www arti 21cr org db Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Sanei Building 8 Sanei cho Shinjuku ku Tokyo 160 0008 Japan phone 81 3 3359 5231 fax 481 3 3359 5233 e mail reito infoweb or jp Linda Hall Library of Science Engineering and Technology 5109 Cherry Street Kansas City MO 64110 2498 USA phone 1 816 363 4600 fax 1 816 926 8785 e mail requests lhl lib mo us Materials Compatibility and Lubricant Research Program see ARTI above National Technical Information Service U S Depa

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