The purpose of the present invention is to provide refrigerant circulation devices and a refrigerant circulation method which are capable of inhibiting a refrigerant comprising a hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) or hydrochlorofluoroolefin (HCFO) from decomposing and thereby generating an acid. One of the refrigerant circulation devices is a refrigerant circulation device (1) which includes a compressor (3), a condenser (5), expansion valves (9, 19), and an evaporator (11) that have been connected to each other by main piping (17a to 17e) to configure a refrigerant circulation circuit for circulating a refrigerant therethrough, and into which a refrigerant comprising an HFO or HCFO each having a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecular structure has been packed. The refrigerant circulation device (1) is equipped with a drive (15) for driving the compressor (3) via a speed increaser (13) and with a drive-cooling part (25) for cooling the drive (15) with the refrigerant condensed in the condenser (5), a desiccant which can trap water having been disposed in the evaporator (11) or the drive-cooling part (25).
本发明的目的是提供制冷剂循环装置和制冷剂循环方法,它们能够抑制由氢
氟烯烃(HFO)或氢
氯氟烯烃(HCFO)组成的制冷剂分解,从而产生酸。制冷剂循环装置之一是制冷剂循环装置 (1),它包括压缩机 (3)、冷凝器 (5)、膨胀阀 (9, 19) 和蒸发器 (11),这些装置通过主管道 (17a 至 17e) 相互连接,以配置一个制冷剂循环回路,使制冷剂在其中循环,并在其中装入一种由 HFO 或 HCFO 组成的制冷剂,每种制冷剂的分子结构中都有一个碳碳双键。制冷剂循环装置 (1) 配备有一个驱动装置 (15),用于通过增速器 (13) 驱动压缩机 (3),还配备有一个驱动冷却部件 (25),用于用冷凝器 (5) 中冷凝的制冷剂冷却驱动装置 (15),蒸发器 (11) 或驱动冷却部件 (25) 中放置了可以捕集
水分的干燥剂。