SHERHPA : Standards and Regulations upon the Use of Hydrocarbons as Refrigerants

Summary :
Within this document, a summary of the current situation and the main differences among the different International and European standards already available or draft for A/C, heat pump and refrigeration equipment with HC refrigerants is provided, considering the initial bibliography search of the project and the experience gained in several years working in this field.

It is also commented the current problem about HC hermetic compressor availability of commercial size despite of the relative large European market.