APPLIANCE FOR TREATING ARTICLES

摘要

An appliance for drying laundry items (1) having a heat pump system (5), the heat pump system having a refrigerant loop, the appliance comprising: a laundry treatment chamber (2) for drying laundry using a drying medium; a first heat exchanger (6) for heating a refrigerant and cooling the medium; a second heat exchanger (7) for cooling the refrigerant and heating the drying medium; a refrigerant expansion device (14) arranged in the refrigerant loop between the second heat exchanger (7) and the first heat exchanger (6), and a compressor (8) arranged in the refrigerant loop between the first heat exchanger (6) and the second heat exchanger (7). The refrigerant is a zeotropic blend having a glide level higher than about 7°C at a bubble temperature of about 20°C, and a glide level higher than about 5°C at a bubble temperature of about 60°C.