Zero ozone-depleting potential with Tundra air dryers
Tundra air dryer range transitioning to R-513A refrigerant with zero ozone-depleting potential
AS of 2024, the entire popular and high-performing Tundra range of refrigerant air dryers from Hi-line Industries will transition to R-513A, a refrigerant with zero ozone depleting potential (ODP) that helps customers to enhance their sustainability credentials.
Although Hi-line attribute the success of the Tundra range in compressed-air applications to its ultra-reliable performance, energy efficiency, and reasonable price tag, they say the introduction of R513-A and its zero ODP means there really is no need to go anywhere else for refrigerant air dryers.
R-513A (Opteon XP10) refrigerant is a hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) based replacement for R-134a. Ideal for use in medium- and low-temperature refrigeration products, such as Tundra air dryers, R-513A offers 56% lower GWP (global warming potential) than R-134a, delivering long-term sustainability and F gas legislation compliance.
Notably, R-513A resides in the A1 (non-flammable) safety class, making it an ideal retrofit candidate for R-134a, while offering very similar cooling performance. R-513A also provides negligible temperature glide to ensure reliable performance day after day.
Despite the new innovation in refrigerant development, Hi-line say they intend to hold pricing for the Tundra range firm throughout 2024, to help customers combat challenging trading conditions and remain competitive in their respective industries.
Tundra refrigeration air dryers are in widespread use across UK industry, improving the quality of compressed air, protecting valuable assets, and outperforming rival technologies in energy efficiency by minimizing pressure drop and lowering absorbed power.
Among further features driving Tundra’s energy-efficient characteristics is a patented single-cell heat exchanger which delivers highly efficient heat transfer at low energy costs, and a link between the controller and condensate removal valve for minimum loss of compressed air during condensate discharge.
Indicative of the regard held for Tundra as a value-added solution for companies running compressed-air systems, the product recently gained recognition at the prestigious iPlex Awards, in the ‘Energy Management Innovation’ category.
