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`Claims
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`A binary refrigerating apparatus comprising a high—
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`temperature—side refrigeration circuit and a low—temperature—
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`side refrigeration circuit, which achieves a refrigerating
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`capacity 0:
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`—80°C or lower by condensing a refrigerart in the
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`low—temperature—side refrigeration circuit with a refrigerant
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`passing through a cascade condenser in the high—temperature—
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`side refrigeration circuit,
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`wherein a refrigerant composition containing
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`di
`fluoroethylene (RllB2a) and hexafluoroethane (Ril6)
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`is used
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`as the refrigerant in the low—temperature—side refrigeration
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`circuit,
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`so that an evaporation temperature reaches a
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`F di
`"luoroethylene
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`temperature lower than both boiling points 0
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`(R1132a) and hexafluoroethane (Rll6).
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`2.
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`A binary refrigerating apparatus comprising a high—
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`temperature—side refrigeration circuit and a low—temperature—
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`side refrigeration circuit, which achieves a refrigerating
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`capacity 0:
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`—80°C or lower by condensing a refrigerart in the
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`low—temperature—side refrigeration circuit with a refrigerant
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`passing through a cascade condenser in the high—temperature—
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`side refrigeration
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`circuit,
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`wherein a re
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`difluoroethylene (RllB2a) and more than 0% by mass and 20% by
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` frigerant composition containing
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`mass or less of carbon dioxide (R744)
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`is used as the
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`frigerant in the low—temperature—side refrigeration circuit,
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`so that an evaporation tempera
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`:ure reaches a temperature lower
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`than both
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`boiling points 0
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`7 di
`’iuoroethylene
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`(R1132a) and
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`carbon dioxide
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`(R744).
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`3.
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`The
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`wherein a
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`frigerating apparatus according to claim 1,
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`binary re
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`refrigerant composition in which carbon dioxide
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`(R744)
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`is
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`further mixed is used as the refrigerant in the low—
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` temperature—side refrigeration circuit,
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`temperature reaches a temperature lower than any boiling
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`di
`’iuoroethylene (R1132a),
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`points 0
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`hexafluoroethane
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`(R116),
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`10
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`and carbon dioxide
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`(R744).
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`so that an evaporation
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`4.
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`The
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`binary re
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`wherein hexafluoroethane (
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`frigerating apparatus according to claim 2,
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`1116)
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`is
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`further mixed as the
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`frigerant in the low—temperature—side refrigeration circuit.
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`frigerating apparatus according to claim 4,
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`binary re
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`refrigerant composi
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`tion
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`in which di
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` fluoroethylene
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`/ hexafluoroethane (1116)
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`/ carbon dioxide
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`(R74-)
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`o\°
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`to 68.4% by mass / 4.0 to l-.0
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`the refrigerant in the low—
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`27.6 to 2
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`9.2% by mass / 56.8
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`by mass are mixed is used as
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`5.
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`The
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`wherein a
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`(R1132a)
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`temperatu
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`20
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`6.
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`The
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`wherein a
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`(R1132a)
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`re—side refrigeration circuit.
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`frigerating apparatus according to claim 4,
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`binary re
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`refrigerant composi
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`tion
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`in which di
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` fluoroethylene
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`/ hexafluoroethane (1116)
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`/ carbon dioxide
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`(R744) =
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`54.8 to 5
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`8.3% by mass / 25.2
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`by mass are mixed is used as
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`to 35.7% by mass / 8.0 to 18.0%
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`the refrigerant in the low—
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`temperature—side refrigeration circuit.
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`7.
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`The binary refrigerating apparatus according to claim 1,
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`wherein a refrigerant composition in which n—pentane is mixed
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`in a ratio 0'
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`4% by mass or
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`less with respect
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`to the total
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`mass of the refrigerant composition in th low t mp ratur
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`side refrigeration circuit is used.
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`8.
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`The binary refrigerating apparatus according to claim 1,
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`wherein a refrigerant composition in which propane (R290)
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`mixed in a ratio 0'
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`4% by mass or less with respect to the
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`is
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`total mass of the refrigerant composition in the low—
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`temperature—side refrigeration circuit is used.
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`The binary refrigerating apparatus according to claim 1,
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`9.
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`wherein a refrigerant composition, containing a non—azeotropic
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`mixture comprising the refrigerant group o" di"'uoromethane
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`(132), pentaf'uoroethane (R125),
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`(1134a), and
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`,i,3—tri’luoroethane (Ri43a), and l,l,l,2,3—
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`l,l,l,2—tetra“ uoroethane
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`pentafluoropentene (HFO—l234ze), and having a Global—warming
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`potential
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`(GWP) of 1500 or less,
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`is used as the refrigerant in
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`the high—temperature—side re'frigeration circuit.
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`10.
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`The binary refrigerating apparatus according to claim 1,
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`wherein a refrigerant composition, containing a non—azeotropic
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`mixture comprising the refrigerant group o" di"'uoromethane
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`(132), pentaf'uoroethane (R125),
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`(1134a), and
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`,i,3—tri’luoroethane (Ri43a), and l,l,l,2—
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`tetrafluoropentene (HFO—l234yf), and having a Global—warming
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`potential
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`(GWP) o: 1500 or less,
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`is used as the refrigerant in
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`l,l,l,2—tetra“ uoroethane
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`the high—temperature—side re'
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`frigeration circuit.
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`The binary refrigerating apparatus accordirg to claim 2,
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`wherein a refrigerant composition in which n—peqtane is mixed
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`so the ,otal
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`in a ratio 0'
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`mass of
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`the refrigerant composition in th
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`side refrigeration
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`circuit
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`is used.
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`low :
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`mp ra‘:ur
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`4% by mass or less with respect
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`12.
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`The binary re
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`frigerating apparatus according to
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`claim 2,
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`at composition in which propane
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`(R290)
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`is
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`wherein a refrigera
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`mixed in a ratio 0'
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`4% by mass or less with respect to the
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`:ion in the low—
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`frigerant composi
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`total mass of
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`the re:
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` temperature—side re
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`frigeration circui:
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`frigerating appara
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`is used.
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`claim 2,
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` :us according to
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`qt composition,
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`the refrigerant
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`containing a non—azeotropic
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`group o di"'uoromethane
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`",2—tetra"'
` uoroethane
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`and l,l,l,2,3—
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`13.
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`The binary re
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`wherein a refrigera
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`mixture comprising
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`pentaf'uoroe
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`(R32),
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`:hane
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`(Rl25),
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`1,1,
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` ri’luoroethane
`,1,3—
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`pentafluoropentene
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`(HFO—l234ze),
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`and having a Global—warming
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`potential
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`(GWP) of
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`1500 or less,
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`is used as the refrigerant in
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`2O
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`the high—temperature—side re'
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`frigeration circuit.
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`14.
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`The binary re
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`frigerating apparatus according to
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`claim 2,
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`wherein a refrigera
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`mixture comprising
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`qt composition,
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`the refrigerant
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`containing a non—azeotropic
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`group o di"'uoromethane
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`:hane
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`(Rl25),
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`1,1,
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`",2—tetra"'
` uoroethane
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`and l,l,l,2—
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`pentaf'uoroe
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`(R32),
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`(1134a),
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`and
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` ri’luoroethane
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`te,rajluoropehtehe (HFO—1234yf), and having a Global—warming
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` po,eh,ial
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`(GWP) o: 1500 or less,
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`is used as the refrigerant in
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`the high—temperatare—side resrigeratiOH circuit.
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