Refrigeration cycle apparatus
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorTakumi Nishiyama
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Abstract
In a refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present invention, a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture is used. The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a decompressor, a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, and a blower. The blower blows air to the second heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger. The non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture circulates in a first circulation direction through the compressor, the first heat exchanger, the decompressor, the second heat exchanger, and the third heat exchanger. The second heat exchanger is greater in flow path resistance than the third heat exchanger. The blower forms a parallel flow with the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture that flows through the second heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger.
Claims8
A refrigeration cycle apparatus in which a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture is used, the refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising:
- a compressor;
- a first heat exchanger;
- a decompressor;
- a second heat exchanger;
- a third heat exchanger;
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- a blower configured to blow air to the second heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger, wherein
- the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture circulates in a first circulation direction through the compressor, the first heat exchanger, the decompressor, the second heat exchanger, and the third heat exchanger,
- the second heat exchanger is greater in flow path resistance than the third heat exchanger,
- the blower is configured to form a parallel flow with the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture flowing through the second heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger, and
- a difference between enthalpy of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture flowing into the second heat exchanger and enthalpy of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture flowing out of the second heat exchanger is greater than a difference between enthalpy of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture flowing into the third heat exchanger and enthalpy of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture flowing out of the third heat exchanger.
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