Desirable Properties of Refrigerants:

The enormous number of refrigerants provided in the market now a day's permit us to select a refrigerant based upon the operating conditions of the refrigeration system. As such, there is no refrigerant which may be advantageously utilized under all of operating conditions and in all kinds of refrigeration systems. Despite of this, we can say definite desirable properties that a refrigerant must possess. These properties may be categorized into favourable chemical, thermodynamic and physical properties.