From November 28 to December 1, 2000, celebrations dedicated to the 70th anniversary of its foundation were held at the Moscow State University of Applied Biotechnology (MGUPB). Over the years of the existence of the university, its abbreviations have changed 5 times: MHTIMP-MTIMMP-MIPB-MGAPB-MGUPB.

In 1973, the Department of Refrigeration Machines and Installations was organized at MGUPB, headed by Dr. Tech., Sciences, prof. E.I.Kaukhcheshvili. His scientific activity was devoted to theoretical, scientific, technical and technological developments in the field of sublimation preservation of food products and biological materials, as well as to studies of heat and mass transfer processes during phase transformations. Under the scientific guidance of E.I.Kaukhcheshvili, 46 Ph.D. theses were prepared and defended, he was a consultant in the preparation of four doctoral dissertations.

CJSC “Kubanopprodtorg” is the largest food base for wholesale trade in the south of Russia. The lack of own refrigeration capacities hindered the development of trade in perishable foodstuffs and made it difficult to provide the population of the region with them. The ego predetermined the construction of the refrigerator.

More than 150 years of experience in the design and construction of reciprocating refrigeration compressors and compressor units based on them reliably ensures Grasso (plant in s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands) a leading position in the world in the field of refrigeration engineering.

Unfavorable changes in the quality of fruits and vegetables during freezing due to ongoing physical and chemical processes are observed within the temperature range from cryoscopic to -5...-10 °C. To maintain their quality during freezing, it is necessary to overcome this temperature range as quickly as possible. The use of fluidized quick-freezers makes it possible to solve this problem in the best possible way.

The benefits of use of regulators ECL Comfort 300 for energy consumption reduction in air conditioning systems are shown. Numerical examples for air conditioning in winter and summer periods for Moscow climate are given.

To maintain the quality of finished products, semi-finished products and various materials, especially hygroscopic, it is necessary to maintain the relative humidity of the air in the warehouse at a given level. For this purpose it is necessary in many cases to dry the air. To reduce the relative humidity of the air, it is often heated, but this method is associated with an unreasonably high energy consumption. It is much more efficient to use dehumidifiers made on the basis of refrigeration machines. In our country, such general-purpose air dryers have not been mass-produced until recently.
Abroad, a wide range of optical agents is produced for use in production and storage facilities, finishing work in construction, etc.

The plant produces a wide range of shell-and-tube heat exchange equipment. First of all, these are ammonia and freon horizontal condensers and evaporators. These devices are used to complete the complex compression refrigerating machines manufactured by the plant, and are also supplied to customers as independent products.

Some results of the experimental investigation of a household absorption refrigerator where a propane refrigerating unit working on a closed throttle cycle is additinally used are presented. Several advantages are determined allowing to increase the efficiency of the absorption refrigerator and impart new qualities to it.

The last at the turn of the century, the 21st International Review of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, held this year on October 18-20 in Nuremberg (Germany), once again confirmed the unsurpassed high level of IKK both from a technical and commercial point of view.
During the 3 days of the exhibition it was visited by almost 20 thousand people from more than 90 countries. In six pavilions of the exhibition, more than 700 exhibitors from 40 countries presented almost the entire range of modern refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, technological and commercial refrigeration equipment, automation devices and equipment, tools for installation and maintenance of refrigeration machines, refrigerants, etc. .Traditionally, the exhibitors of the exhibition were world-famous corporations and firms USA - YORK INTERNATIONAL, CARRIER, TRANE, DU PONT, COPELAND, ALCO CONTROLS, TECUMSEH; Denmark - ALFA LAVAL, DANFOSS MANEUROP, SABROE; Germany - BITZER, FRIGOTECHNIK, GUNTNER, TERMOWAVE, HERL, BUCO, AERZEN, TEKO; Italy - EMBRACO ASPERA, TECHNOBLOCK, OFFICINE MARIO DORIN, LU-VE CONTARDO, ZANOTTI, TECNOLOGIC; France - GEN EG LACE FRIGOFRANCE;
Austria - HAFI, FRIGOPOL; Japan - MYCOM and many, many others. Of course, in one article it is impossible.

The problems of cold storage technology milk products are considered in the paper. .

Low-temperature regimes of refrigeration freezing and storage of milk products (butter rennet and processed cheeses, cottage cheest allowing to increase their storage life an presented. Data about the developed rates о consumption of refrigeration in production am storage of milk and milk products are included.