VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 9, 2008 MI-Visteon-at-SAE
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visteon
Corporation (NYSE: VC), an industry leader in alternative refrigerants, has
been chosen to present its expertise at the 2008 SAE Automotive Alternate
Refrigerant Systems Symposium, June 9-12 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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As emissions from man-made greenhouse gasses (GHG) and their effect on the
environment are a continued concern, the mobile air conditioning industry is
investigating methods to reduce GHG emissions. The ninth SAE 2008 Alternate
Refrigerant Systems Symposium is a forum at which companies like Visteon will
to delve deeper into the issue.
Visteon is committed to developing safe and reliable climate control
system and component solutions for the global automotive market. Visteon is
committed to investigating the impact of new potential refrigerant
alternatives and developing solutions for performance optimization. For
example, at the 2006 conference, Visteon demonstrated two drivable vehicles --
one using an R744-based air conditioning system and the other using Fluid H.
Visteon's most recent generation R744 system consumes less incremental fuel
for A/C operation compared to conventional state-of-the-art R-134a systems.
As part of Visteon's continuing alternative refrigerant systems
development, Dr. John Meyer, a Visteon climate control technical fellow, will
present a discussion on system enhancements for the use of HFO-R1234yf. The
presentation is on Tuesday, June 10.
Dr. Meyer will discuss the refrigerant properties of R1234yf and resulting
technologies and strategies to optimize system performance. R1234yf is being
put forward as a possible near drop-in replacement for R-134a, the predominate
refrigerant used in today's mobile air conditioning systems. Dr. Meyer will
present enhancement options that allow the R1234yf system performance to match
that of R134a. R1234yf has a global warming potential (GWP) rating of four,
compared to a GWP of 1300 for R-134a, allowing it to meet the European
legislation with the GWP limit of 150 (affects new vehicle types brought into
the market as of 2011).
"As a global automotive supplier, Visteon has in-depth climate systems
expertise and broad development capabilities enabling the company to supply
components and system solutions for either R744 or R1234yf," explains Joy
Greenway, vice president of Visteon climate controls. "It's a privilege to
share our expertise at industry forums as important as this."
Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs,
engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and
lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of
products and services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van
Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the
company has facilities in 26 countries and employs approximately 40,000
people.
SOURCE Visteon Corporation
