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`A refrigeration apparatus comprising:
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`a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant
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`discharged from a compressor is.condensed and then
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`evaporated to exert a cooling function; and
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`a tank connected to a pipe of the.compressor on a
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`suction side via a pressure reducing unit,
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`the pressure
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`reducing unit being connected in parallel with a check
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`valve,
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`the direction of the tank being the forward
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`direction of the check valve.
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`A refrigeration apparatus comprising:
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`a high—temperature—side refrigerant circuit and a
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`low-temperature-side refrigerant circuit each constituting
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`an independent refrigerant closed circuit in which a
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`refrigerant diSCharged from a compressor is condensed and
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`then evaporated to exert a cooling function, an evaporator
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`of the high-temperature-side refrigerant circuit and a
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`condenser of the low—temperature—side refrigerant circuit
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`constituting a cascade heat exchanger. an evaporator of the
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`low—temperature—side refrigerant circuit achieving an
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`extremely low temperature; and
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`a tank connected to a pipe of the compressor of
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`the low—temperature-side refrigerant circuit on a suction
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`side via a pressure reducing unit.
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`the pressure reducing
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`unit being connected in parallel with a check valve,
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`the
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`direction of the tank being the forward direction of the
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`check valve.
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`A refrigeration apparatus comprising: a
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`compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and a plurality of
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`intermediate heat exchangers and a plurality of pressure-
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`reducing units connected in series so that a refrigerant
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`fed back from the evaporator circulates, wherein a
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`plurality of types of non-azeotropic mixed refrigerants are
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`introduced, a condensed refrigerant in the refrigerants fed
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`through the condenser is allowed to join the intermediate
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`heat exchanger via the pressure reducing unit, and a non—
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`condensed refrigerant in the refrigerants is coaled by the
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`intermediate heat exchanger to successively condense the
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`rrefrigerant having a lower boiling point, and the
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`refrigerant having the lowest boiling point is allowed to
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`flow into the evaporator via the final—stage pressure
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`reducing unit to obtain an extremely low temperature,
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`the refrigeration apparatus further comprising: a
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`tank connected to a pipe of the compressor on a suction
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`side via the pressure reducing unit,
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`the pressure reducing
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`unit being connected in parallel with a check valve,
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`the
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`direction of the tank being the forward direction of the
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`check valve.
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`A refrigeration apparatus comprising: a high—
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`temperature—side refrigerant circuit and a low—temperature-
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`side refrigerant circuit each constituting an independent
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`refrigerant closed circuit in which a refrigerant
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`discharged from a compressor is condensed and then
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`evaporated to exert a cooling function,
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`the low—
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`temperature—side refrigerant circuit having the compressor,
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`a condenser, an evaporator, and a plurality of intermediate
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`heat exchangers and a plurality of pressure reducing units
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`connected in series so that the refrigerant fed back from
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`the evaporator circulates, wherein a plurality of types of
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`non-azeotropic mixed refrigerants are introduced, a
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`condensed refrigerant in the refrigerants fed through the
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`condenser is allowed to join the intermediate heat
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`exchanger via the pressure reducing unit, a non—condensed
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`refrigerant in the refrigerants is cooled by the
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`intermediate heat exchanger to Successively condense the
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`refrigerant having a lower boiling point,
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`the refrigerant
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`having the lowest boiling point is allowed to flow into the
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`evaporator via the final-stage pressure reducing unit, an
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`evaporator of the high—temperature—side refrigerant circuit
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`and the condenser of the low-temperature—side refrigerant
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`evaporator of the low—temperature—side refrigerant circuit
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`obtains an extremely low temperature,
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`the refrigeration apparatus further comprising: a
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`tank connected to a pipe of the compressor of the low-
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`temperature-side refrigerant circuit on a suction side via
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`the pressure reducing unit,
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`the pressure reducing unit
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`being connected in parallel with a check valve.
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`the
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`direction of the tank being the forward direction of the
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`check valve.
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