Desirable properties of refrigerant.
a) Boiling point at atmospheric pressure should be low.
b) Freezing point at atmospheric pressure should be low.
c) Latent heat of vaporization of refrigerant must be high.
d) Critical temperature should be high.
e) It should not have corrosive action with system material.
f) It should not be flammable & explosive.
g) It should not be toxic.
h) It leak should be easily detectable.
i) It should have positive condensing pressure.
j) It should have satisfactory heat transfer coefficient.
k) It should have high thermal conductivity.
l) It should have chemical stability.