THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES OF THE REVERSE OSMOSIS AND DIFFUSION MACHINES

A thermodynamic analysis of irreversible systems of reverse osmosis has been carried out. The relationship between the effi ciency indicators of the process and the kinetics of mass transfer is analyzed, and an estimate of the limiting capabilities of such a system is found. The conditions of the minimum irreversibility of the process at a given performance are obtained. The thermodynamic possibilities of diff usion machines, in particular, machines that generate energy by mixing fresh and salt water, are considered
   
Author:  A. M. Tsirlin
Keywords:  direct and reverse osmosis, entropy production, region of realizable regimes, diff usion machines, minimum dissipation conditions
Page:  555