8. Glossary
RFU (réseau de froid urbain); district cooling network
A set of installations in which cold is produced centrally in refrigeration plants, then distributed to the various consumers in the form of chilled water, at 5 or 6°C, circulating in a network of pipes.
RCU (réseau de chauffage urbain); district heating network
RFU, on the other hand, is used to produce and deliver heat to buildings.
CFC (chorofluorocarbon)
Fluorinated gases belonging to the haloalkane family and used in the refrigeration industry in particular, but banned in France since 1989 following the signing of the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer.
HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon)
Organic gases used in refrigeration systems, but banned since 2000...
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Bibliography
- (1) - IFF - Le rôle du froid dans l'économie mondiale (the role of refrigeration in the global economy). - 29e note d'information sur les technologies du froid (29 th information note on refrigeration technologies), nov. 2015 http://www.iifiir.org ...
Websites
Via Séva, cooling networks, sustainable and renewable energy http://www.viaseva.org
FEDENE (Fédération des services énergie environnement) http://www.fedene.fr
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International organizations
ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Conditioning Engineers)
European Marketing Group, District Heating and Cooling
Energy Centre Denmark/Danish Technological Institute
IDEA (International District Energy Association)
IEA (International Energy Agency)
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