Patent attributes
A refrigeration cycle apparatus (1A) includes: a main circuit (2) composed of an evaporator (25), a first compressor (21), an intercooler (8), a second compressor (22), and a condenser (23) which are connected in this order; and an evaporation-side circulation path (5) that allows a refrigerant liquid retained in the evaporator (25) to circulate via a heat exchanger for heat absorption (6). The intercooler (8) is a heat exchanger that allows a refrigerant vapor compressed by the first compressor (21) to be cooled by the refrigerant liquid. A supply path (71) supplies, to the intercooler (8), a portion of the refrigerant liquid flowing in the first circulation path (5), and a recovery path (73) recovers the refrigerant liquid from the intercooler (8) to the evaporator (25).
