Various uses of tetrafluoropropenes, particularly (HFO-1234) in a variety of applications, including refrigeration equipment, are disclosed. These materials are generally useful as refrigerants for heating and cooling, as blowing agents, as aerosol propellants, as solvent composition, and as fire extinguishing and suppressing agents.本發明揭示四氟丙烯,尤其係(HFO-1234)在包括製冷設備在內之多種應用中的各種用途。此等材料通常可用作加熱及冷卻致冷劑、用作發泡劑、用作氣溶膠推進劑、用作溶劑組合物、以及用作滅火劑及抑燃劑。