Compositions comprising fluoroolefins and uses thereof

1. A refrigerant or heat transfer fluid composition comprising 1,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene and a lubricant.

2. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a flammable refrigerant.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the flammable refrigerant is selected from the group consisting of hydrofluorocarbons, fluoroethers, hydrocarbon ethers, hydrocarbons, ammonia and combinations thereof.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the flammable refrigerant is selected from the group consisting of difluoromethane (HFC-32); fluoromethane (HFC-41); 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a); 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143); 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a); fluoroethane (HFC-161); 1,1,1-trifluoropropane (HFC-263fb); 1,1, 1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc); 1,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (HFC-1234ye); 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (HFC-1234ze); 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (HFC-1234yf); 1,1,2,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (HFC-1234yc); 1,1,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (HFC-1234zc); 2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (HFC-1243yf); 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (HFC-1243zf); 1,1,2-trifluoro-1-propene (HFC-1243yc); 1,1,3-trifluoro-1-propene (HFC-1243zc); 1,2,3-trifluoro-1-propene (HFC-1243ye); and 1,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (HFC-1243ze) C 4 F 9 OC 2 H 5 ; propane; propylene; cyclopropane; n-butane; isobutane; n-pentane; 2-methylbutane; 2,2-dimethylpropane; cyclopentane, cyclobutane; 2,2-dimethylbutane; 2,3-dimethylbutane; 2,3-dimethylpentane; 2-methylhexane; 3-methylhexane; 2-methylpentane; 3-ethylpentane; 3-methylpentane; cyclohexane; n-heptane; methylcyclopentane; n-hexane; dimethylether; methyl t-butyl ether; ammonia, and combinations thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said lubricant is selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, paraffins, naphthenes, synthetic paraffins, alkylbenzenes, polyalpha-olefins, polyalkylene glycols, polyvinyl ethers, polyol esters and mixtures thereof.

6. A process for cooling comprising condensing the composition of claim 1 and thereafter evaporating said composition in the vicinity of a body to be cooled.

7. A process for heating comprising evaporating the composition of claim 1 and thereafter condensing said composition in the vicinity of a body to be heated.

8. A method for producing heating or cooling in a refrigeration, air-conditioning, or heat pump apparatus, said method comprising introducing the refrigerant or heat transfer fluid composition of claim 1 into said apparatus having (a) a centrifugal compressor; (b) a multi-stage centrifugal compressor; or (c) a single slap/single pass heat exchanger.

9. A method for replacing the use of a high global warming potential refrigerant, said method comprising providing the composition of claim 1 in refrigeration air-conditioning, or heat pump apparatus in place of or in combination with the high global warming potential refrigerant in said apparatus.

10. A method for replacing an original refrigerant or heat transfer fluid composition with a second refrigerant or heat transfer fluid composition comprising providing a composition of claim 1 as the second refrigerant or heat transfer fluid composition.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein:

the original refrigerant comprises fluorotrichloromethane (R11) or 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R123) and the second refrigerant comprises 1,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene.

12. A method of using the composition of claim 1 as a heat transfer fluid composition, said method comprising transporting said composition from a heat source to a heat sink.

13. A refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat pump apparatus containing a composition of claim 1 .

14. The apparatus of claim 13 comprising a mobile refrigeration or air-conditioning apparatus.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 comprising a stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat pump apparatus.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 comprising a chiller.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 comprising a heat pump.