A refrigerant used in most fridges is considered highly flammable and could pose a potential explosion risk. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As reported on News Center ...

Because of that, air conditioners had to be redesigned to accept the new refrigerant, which is considered slightly flammable.

Just like the R-12 refrigerant that was phased out of cars ... to ignite under laboratory conditions can indeed prove to be flammable in a hot engine compartment. Similar tests of the current ...

Earlier this month, Volkswagen lined up with Daimler and BMW to support Daimler's findings from last year that the new refrigerant, called HFO-1234yf, can become flammable. Volkswagen says it will ...

Three sailors were killed and another 11 injured in the blast that took place in the destroyer’s air conditioning compartment ...

“CO2 and R1336mzz(E) are both non-flammable with GWP lower than 7.” The scientists conducted a series of simulations to assess the performance of the proposed refrigerant and considered its ...