Abstract: To provide a composition for a hat cycle system which comprises a working fluid containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene, having cycle performance sufficient as an alternative to R410A while suppressing influence over global warming, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene, CF3I and at least one compound selected from a hydrofluorocarbon, a hydrofluoroolefin other than 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and a hydrocarbon, and having a temperature glide of at most 7° C., and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.

Abstract: To provide a working fluid for heat cycle having a low global warming potential, which can replace R410A, a composition for a heat cycle system comprising it, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A working fluid for heat cycle, which comprises trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, wherein the total proportion of trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene based on the entire amount of the working fluid is from 70 to 100 mass %, and the proportion of trifluoroethylene based on the total amount of trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is from 35 to 95 mass %, a composition for a heat cycle system comprising the working fluid for heat cycle, and a heat cycle system employing the composition.

Abstract: To provide a composition for a hat cycle system which comprises a working fluid containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene, having cycle performance sufficient as an alternative to R410A while suppressing influence over global warming, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene, CF3I and at least one compound selected from a hydrofluorocarbon, a hydrofluoroolefin other than 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and a hydrocarbon, and having a temperature glide of at most 7° C., and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.

Abstract: To provide a propellant which has sufficient propelling performance and of which a component to be sprayed imposes low environmental burden, a propellant composition and a sprayer. A propellant composition comprising a propellant containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and a pressurizing agent, and a sprayer comprising the propellant composition, a container in which the propellant composition is contained, and a spray unit to spray the propellant composition to the outside of the container.

Abstract: A working fluid for heat cycle, a composition for a heat cycle system containing the working fluid, and a heat cycle system employing the composition are provided. The working fluid has a low global warming potential and can replace R410A. The working fluid contains trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and optionally a hydrofluoroolefin other than trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. The total proportion of trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene based on the entire amount of the working fluid is from 70 to 100 mass %.

Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and high stability, and which can replace R410A, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing trifluoroethylene, and a stabilizer for preventing deterioration of the working fluid for heat cycle, such as an oxidation resistance-improving agent, a heat resistance-improving agent or a metal deactivator, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.

Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system with which a HCFO or a CFO can more stably lubricate, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system comprising a working fluid for heat cycle containing at least one compound selected from predetermined HCFO and CFO, and a mixed refrigeration oil obtained by mixing a naphthenic mineral oil and other predetermined refrigeration oil, wherein the mixed refrigeration oil has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 300 mm2/s or lower, a mixed composition 1 of the working fluid for heat cycle and the mixed refrigeration oil at a concentration of the working fluid for heat cycle of 10 mass % has a viscosity at 60° C. of 10 mPa·s or higher, and a mixed composition 2 of the working fluid for a heat cycle system and the mixed refrigeration oil at a concentration of the mixed refrigeration oil of 5 mass % has a two phase separation temperature of 0° C.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a motor configured to drive and rotate the recording medium, a head configured to read information from and write information to the recording medium, and a support member configured to support the recording medium when the recording bends in response to external vibration or shock. The support member supports the recording medium by making contact with the recording medium only when the external vibration or shock is applied to the storage apparatus.

Abstract: To provide a sprayer with high safety, specifically, a sprayer from which a component to be sprayed is incombustible and which imposes less environmental burden. A sprayer comprising a container, a propellant composition containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene contained in the interior of the container, and a spray unit to spray the propellant composition to the outside of the container, wherein the propellant composition to be sprayed satisfies (1) in a predetermined combustion test, the propellant composition to be sprayed is evaluated to “have no combustibility”, and (2) the global warming potential (100 years) in accordance with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fifth assessment report, is less than 10, throughout the entire period over which the sprayer is used.

Abstract: A working fluid for a heat cycle, contains: trifluoroethylene; and a first component consisting of at least one of substance selected from carbon dioxide, fluoromethane, trifluoroiodomethane, methane, ethane, propane, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, nitrogen and ammonia.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a disk-shaped recording medium having a surface, a motor configured to drive and rotate the recording medium, a head configured to read information from and write information to the recording medium, a ramp mechanism configured to move the head from a position above the surface of the recording medium to a head receded position, and a ramp retracting mechanism configured to move the ramp mechanism from a position above the surface of the recording medium to a ramp retracted position. Each of the head receded position and the ramp retracted position is outside a range of the recording medium in a plan view viewed from above the recording medium in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the recording medium.

Abstract: To provide a sprayer with high safety, specifically, a sprayer from which a component to be sprayed is incombustible and which imposes less environmental burden. A sprayer comprising a container, a propellant composition containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene contained in the interior of the container, and a spray unit to spray the propellant composition to the outside of the container, wherein the propellant composition to be sprayed satisfies (1) in a predetermined combustion test, the propellant composition to be sprayed is evaluated to “have no combustibility”, and (2) the global warming potential (100 years) in accordance with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fifth assessment report, is less than 10, throughout the entire period over which the sprayer is used.

Abstract: To provide a working fluid for heat cycle having a low global warming potential, which can replace R410A, a composition for a heat cycle system comprising it, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A working fluid for heat cycle, which comprises trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, wherein the total proportion of trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene based on the entire amount of the working fluid is from 70 to 100 mass %, and the proportion of trifluoroethylene based on the total amount of trifluoroethylene and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is from 35 to 95 mass %, a composition for a heat cycle system comprising the working fluid for heat cycle, and a heat cycle system employing the composition.

Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and high stability, and which can replace R410A, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing trifluoroethylene, and a stabilizer for preventing deterioration of the working fluid for heat cycle, such as an oxidation resistance-improving agent, a heat resistance-improving agent or a metal deactivator, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.

Abstract: To provide a working fluid for heat cycle having a low global warming potential and having high durability, which can replace R410A, a composition for a heat cycle system comprising it, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A working fluid for heat cycle, which contains trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and difluoromethane, wherein the proportion of the total amount of trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and difluoromethane based on the entire amount of the working fluid is higher than 90 mass % and at most 100 mass %, and based on the total amount of trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and difluoromethane, the proportion of trifluoroethylene is at least 10 mass % and less than 70 mass %, the proportion of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is at most 50 mass %, and the proportion of difluoromethane is higher than 30 mass % and at most 75 mass %.

Abstract: A working fluid for heat cycle, a composition for a heat cycle system containing the working fluid, and a heat cycle system employing the composition are provided. The working fluid contains trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and difluoromethane. A proportion of the total amount of trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and difluoromethane based on the entire amount of the working fluid is higher than 90 mass % and at most 100 mass %. Based on the total amount of trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and difluoromethane, the proportion of trifluoroethylene is at least 10 mass % and less than 70 mass %, the proportion of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is at most 50 mass %, and the proportion of difluoromethane is higher than 30 mass % and at most 75 mass %. The working fluid can replace R410A and has a low global warming potential and high durability.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a disk-shaped recording medium having a surface, a motor configured to drive and rotate the recording medium, a head configured to read information from and write information to the recording medium, a ramp mechanism configured to move the head from a position above the surface of the recording medium to a head receded position, and a ramp retracting mechanism configured to move the ramp mechanism from a position above the surface of the recording medium to a ramp retracted position. Each of the head receded position and the ramp retracted position is outside a range of the recording medium in a plan view viewed from above the recording medium in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the recording medium.

Abstract: To provide an azeotrope-like composition which provides a working fluid for heat cycle with a small composition change, with a small temperature glide and with excellent cycle performance, and a working fluid for heat cycle employing the azeotrope-like composition, and a heat cycle system. An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition consisting of 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and (E)-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, and a working fluid for heat cycle comprising it.

Abstract: There is provided a working fluid for heat cycle that uses (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane (HCFO-1224yd(Z)) which has a less impact on the ozone layer, has a less impact on global warming, and has excellent cycle performance, the working fluid for heat cycle having sufficiently ensured stability and having high productivity. The working fluid for heat cycle contains HCFO-1224yd(Z) and an impurity, wherein the impurity includes a specific trace component, and a total content ratio of the trace component to a total amount of the working fluid is less than 1.5 mass %.

Abstract: A double-action friction stir joining system, which includes a double-action friction stir joining device, a cleaning mechanism having a dressing member, a robot, and a control device. The double-action friction stir joining device includes a first rotary driver configured to rotate a pin member and a shoulder member, and a tool driver configured to reciprocate the pin member and the shoulder member. The control device is adapted to (A) operate the tool driver so that the pin member is thrusted into the shoulder member, (B) operate the first rotary driver so that the shoulder member rotates, and (C) operate the robot so that the robot holds the double-action friction stir joining device and the dressing member contacts an inner circumferential surface of the shoulder member.