The Prospect of Using Membrane Devices for Cold Production as an Alternative to the Absorption Refrigerating Installation

The papers considers the problems relating to the use of separation processes in membrane apparatuses for the production of cold in mix refrigerating machines as an alternative to absorption refrigerating machines, which will ensure a more stable process for obtaining a refrigerant from the mixture, reduce material costs for the production of a refrigerating installation, and increase the energy efficiency of the refrigerating installation operating on mixture components. An analysis of the use of traditional absorption and membrane refrigerating machines was carried out from the point of view of energy efficiency and the number of working elements. The primary method for calculating the process of separation of an absorbent–refrigerant mixture based on reverse osmosis processes is presented.