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ASHRAE 2013 Editions Incorporate New Addenda
The 2013 editions of ASHRAE’s major refrigerants-related standards, incorporating 41 new addenda, have been published.
Requirements in American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ASHRAE Standard 34-2013, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants, and ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15-2013, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems, complement each other, according to a statement from ASHRAE, in that Standard 34 describes a shorthand way of naming refrigerants and assigns safety classifications based on toxicity and flammability data. Standard 15 establishes rules for safe application in equipment and systems when using the refrigerant classification system.