Reverse osmosis (R/O) is a water treatment process in which water
is forced through a semi-permeable membrane that has very small
holes or "pores". Clean water passes through and impurities that
are too big to pass through the membrane are left behind and
flushed away. In a word, it is a machine to make pure/ultra pure
water.
RO system requires very less energy for its working.
It requires very low maintenance.
The RO system uses an automated technique called cross-flow to
clean its clogged membrane.
RO system, when used in water filters, eliminates 98% of the
impurities from tap water.
The water produced by RO technology, when supplied to a gas
turbine, improves operating efficiency, and increases output by
more than 10%.
RO systems are cost-effective, and their price is continually
decreasing.
RO systems do not make use of harmful chemicals, hence are used in
many power plants.
Feed Source | | | | Surface Water | |
Feed SDI | | <3 | <3 | <5 | <5 |
Max Element Recovery (%) | | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
Average System Flux (gfd) | | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Max Feed Flow Rate per Element (gpm) | 2.5" Diameter | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Max Feed Flow Rate per Element (gpm) | 4" Diameter | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Max Feed Flow Rate per Element (gpm) | 8" Diameter | 75 | 70 | 55 | 60 |
Min Concantrate Flow Rate per Element (gpm) | 2.5" Diameter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Min Concantrate Flow Rate per Element (gpm) | 4" Diameter | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Min Concantrate Flow Rate per Element (gpm) | 8" Diameter | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |