REFRIGERATION UNIT

摘要

A refrigeration apparatus is provided in which compression efficiency can be improved and the heating of water for a hot water supply can be made more efficient. The refrigeration apparatus is a water heater (1) for treating water in a water circuit (910) having a water inlet tube (901) for leading water supplied from the exterior to a water branching point (W), heat source water tubes (902, 903) and intermediate water tubes (904, 905) extending from the water branching point (W), and a water outlet tube (906) leading to the exterior from a convergent point (Z) where the heat source water tubes (902, 903) and the intermediate water tubes (904, 905) converge; wherein an intercooler (7) performs heat exchange between refrigerant passing through an intermediate refrigerant tube (22) leading from a low-stage side to a high-stage side, and water flowing through the intermediate water tubes (904, 905). A heat source-side heat exchanger (4) subjects refrigerant passing through a connecting tube (72) for connecting a discharge side of a high-stage compression element (2d) and an expansion mechanism (5) to heat exchange with water flowing through the heat source water tubes (902, 903) without subjecting the refrigerant to heat exchange with water flowing through the water inlet tube (901).