Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Hitomi Kuroki

Tatsumi Tsuchiya

Mitsushi Itano

Yasufu Yamada

Shun Ohkubo

Kenji Gobou

Takashi Shibanuma

Kazuhiro Takahashi

Daisuke Karube

Tatsuya Takakuwa

Masaru Tanaka

Yuuki Yotsumoto

Tomoyuki Gotou

Akihito Mizuno

Eiji Kumakura

Kazuhiro Furusho

Tetsushi Tsuda

Shinichi Fujinaka

The present disclosure provides a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., an excellent coefficient of performance and refrigerating capacity that allow it to serve as an alternative refrigerant for R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and non-flammability. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and difluoromethane (R32), wherein the contents of CFI and R32 in the refrigerant are respectively 48 mass %≥CFI≥46 mass % and 54 mass %≥R32≥52 mass %, based on the total amount of CFI and R32 taken as 100 mass %.

Composition containing refrigerant, use thereof, refrigerator having same, and operation method for said refrigerator

The present invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant (mixed refrigerant) having three types of performance, i.e., a coefficient of performance (COP) and refrigerating capacity (Cap) that are equivalent to or higher than those of R410A, and a sufficiently low GWP. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CFI, CO(R744), and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-HFO-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)—HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).

Refrigerant-containing composition, heat transfer medium, and heat cycle system

The present invention provides a refrigerant-containing composition by using a refrigerant that has a refrigerating capacity equivalent to that of widely used R404A, and a low GWP. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition that contains a refrigerant containing difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R143a), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluropropene (R1234yf), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in specific concentrations.

Composition containing refrigerant comprising R32, R125, R143A, R1234YF and R134A, and refrigeration method, refrigerator operating method and refrigerator using said composition

The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant (mixed refrigerant), the composition having three types of performance; i.e., a coefficient of performance (COP) and a refrigerating capacity (Cap) that are equivalent to or higher than those of R404A and/or R410A, and a sufficiently low GWP. The present disclosure specifically provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising difluoromethane (HFC-32), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), and at least one of 1,1-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132a) and tetrafluoroethylene (FO-1114).

No studies have been made regarding what kinds of refrigerants should be used in a refrigeration cycle device for a vehicle. An air conditioner () for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit () and a refrigerant that is sealed in the refrigerant circuit (). The refrigerant circuit () includes a compressor (), a first heat exchanger (), which serves as a heat dissipater in a dehumidifying heating mode, an outside-air heat exchanger (), a cooling control valve (), and a second heat exchanger (), which serves as an evaporator in the dehumidifying heating mode. The refrigerant is a refrigerant having a low GWP.

Refrigeration cycle device for vehicle

A showcase includes a refrigerant circuit and a refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (), a radiator (), an expansion valve (), and an evaporator (). The refrigerant is a low-GWP refrigerant.

Refrigerant cycle apparatus

The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing a refrigerant composition that has a low GWP and a refrigerating capacity equivalent to that of R404A, which is currently widely used. As a solution to the problem, the present disclosure provides a composition containing carbon dioxide and a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture containing difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a), and carbon dioxide (CO) in specific concentrations.

Refrigerant-containing composition, use thereof, refrigerating method using same, and refrigerator comprising same

The present invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant (mixed refrigerant) having three types of performance, i.e., a coefficient of performance (COP) and refrigerating capacity (Cap) that are equivalent to or higher than those of R410A, and a sufficiently low GWP. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CFI, CO(R744), and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-RFC-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)-HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).

The present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant having characteristics equal to or higher than those of R23. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant contains (a) at least one perfluorocarbon (PFC) selected from the group consisting of PFC-14, PFC-116, PFC-c216, PFC-218, PFC-c318, and PFC-31-10, and (b) an unsaturated compound.

Composition containing refrigerant and application thereof

Provided is a composition containing a refrigerant that has a refrigerating capacity equivalent to that of widely used R404A, and a low GWP. The composition contains a refrigerant that contains difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R143a), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in specific concentrations.

Composition containing refrigerant including R32, R125, R143a and R134a, and refrigeration method using said composition, method for operating refrigerator, and refrigerator

This invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the composition being non-flammable like R404A (R125/R134a/R143a=44/4/52 wt %), and having a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a COP that is equal or superior to that of R404A, and a GWP of 1500 or less. Specifically, the invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) at specific concentrations, the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture having a specific composition ratio. This composition is for use as an alternative refrigerant for R22 or an alternative refrigerant for R404A.

Composition containing refrigerant and application of said composition

The present invention provides a method for using, as an alternative refrigerant for R404A that is currently widely used, a refrigerant that has, for example, a non-flammability similar to that of R404A, a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a COP equal or superior to that of R404A, and a lower GWP than that of R404A, as a refrigerant for a cooling system; as well as a refrigeration unit using the refrigerant. The method uses a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons as a refrigerant, (1) the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125) and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in amounts such that the sum of the concentrations thereof is 99.5 wt % or more; (2) the composition ratio of the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture falling within a triangle having, as vertices, the following three points in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of the concentrations of R32, R125, and R134a is 100 wt %, point A (R32/R125/R134a=37.3/17.0/45.7 wt %), point F (R32/R125/R134a=30.7/10.9/58.4 wt %), and point G (R32/R125/R134a=29.4/14.1/56.5 wt %); and (3) the mixture being used as a refrigerant in a cooling system comprising a heat exchanger in which a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of an external heat medium are counter flows.

Method for using a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons as a refrigerant, and a refrigeration unit using the mixture as a refrigerant

Provided is a method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing three components (difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) such that the compositional change of the liquid phase due to the phase transition that occurs in the supply source when transferring the refrigerant composition falls within a tolerance range. The method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane includes transferring a refrigerant composition from a liquid phase in a supply source to a supply destination, wherein the liquid phase of the refrigerant composition in the supply source before the transfer contains 32.5 to 33.5 wt % of difluoromethane, 14.3 to 16.0 wt % of pentafluoroethane, and 50.5 to 53.2 wt % of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.

Method for transfer-filling refrigerant composition

The present invention provides a refrigerant composition that has a low GWP and ASHRAE non-flammability performance. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition comprising a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (1234yf) at specific concentrations.

Composition containing mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, and use thereof

The present invention provides a mixed refrigerant having (1) a superior cooling COP compared to R410A, which is an existing alternative refrigerant to R22, and (2) an equal or superior refrigerating effect in comparison with R22, even under conditions of use in which the condensation temperature setting is high, such as at a high outside air temperature. The present invention pertains to a composition containing refrigerants, the refrigerant containing HFC-32, HFC-125, and HFC-134a, the mass ratio of the three components being, in a ternary composition diagram having the three components as respective apexes, in the range of a triangle having the following three points as apexes:

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Hitomi Kuroki