Experimental research on applying the copper-clad aluminum tube as connecting tubes of air conditioners

• Published in: Energy and buildings Vol. 97; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Jin, Tingxiang, Li, Gailian, Cao, Yulong, Xu, Ran, Shao, Shuangquan, Yang, Binbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.06.2015
• Subjects: Air conditioner; Connecting tube; Copper-clad aluminum tube (CCA); Connecting tube; Copper-clad aluminum tube (CCA); Air conditioner

•We described experimental study on CCA tubing as a replacement for copper tubing.•Experiments conducted on CCA tubes indicate good performance.•There is no obvious difference in conditioning performance on two kinds of tubes.•CCA tubes can reduce the weight by 36.5%–46.3% and the material cost by 2...