Day 1 Fundamentals of Reverse Osmosis Technology
Basic parameters of RO process
Development of membrane separation technology
Terms and parameters of membrane separation
process Basic relations: salinity, osmotic
pressure, net driving pressure, feed pressure
and permeate salinity Process parameters:
recovery rate, salt rejection, concentration
factor, concentration polarization, temperature
effect on water and salt permeability
10:45 Coffee break
11:00
Commercial membrane and membrane module configurations
Concept of semipermeable membrane for water - salt separation Configuration of
asymmetric and composite membranes Membrane
manufacturing process: flat sheet and hollow
fibers Membrane types microfiltration, ultrafiltration, softening, brackish, seawater Special membrane
materials: highly charged, low fouling, selective
permeability Membrane elements configuration:
spiral wound, hollow fiber, plate and frame
Membrane elements manufacturing process Nominal
performance and nominal test
Effect of feed water composition and process parameters on membrane performance
Translation of nominal test data to element
performance in field conditions Effect of
feed water composition and process parameters
on membrane and system operation
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Water chemistry of the desalination process
Feed water types and representative water composition Analytical data required
for the desalination process design Chemicals
used in the pretreatment process The carbonate
system, alkalinity calculations Calcium carbonate
saturation indicators, methods of calculation
Saturation limits of other soluble salts.
Scale inhibitors Conditioning of RO permeate:
CO2 removal, pH, alkalinity and hardness adjustment, corrosion inhibitors Disinfection
of product water
16:00 Summary and discussion
Day 2 System Configuration and Projection of Performance
09:00 RO system configuration
Feed water sources and feed water quality indicators Feed water supply system
alternatives
Pretreatment process alternatives, system configurations and operation Pumping
system configuration, pumps and energy recovery
devices Performance parameters of pumping
systems Components of energy consumption,
optimization of energy use
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 RO system configuration - cont.
RO unit configuration: single stage and multistage concentrate processing, two
pass permeate treatment configuration Architecture
and components of instrumentation and control
system Procedures for control of operation
of RO system
Computer projections of RO system performance
Methods of RO membranes performance calculations Algorithm of computer program
for performance projection Features of commercial
computer programs Examples of determination
of process parameters and performance calculations
Optimization of system performance utilizing
computer calculations
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Introduction to desalination system design
Project specifications Process development Calculation of membrane performance
Bill of materials Major equipment components
System layout
16:00 Summary and discussion
Day 3 Membrane System Design, Project Implementation and Operation
09:00 Operation of pilot unit for design verification
Objectives of operation of pilot program Pilot unit configuration Testing program
and evaluation of results Logistics of pilot
unit operation
10:00 Desalination system startup procedure
Project implementation steps and duration Preparation for system startup Acceptance
test procedure Performance follow up
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 Normalization of membrane performance
Recording of operational data
System and membrane performance normalization Determination of performance trends
Membrane fouling and performane recovery
Type of membrane fouling processes Indicators of fouling conditions Elements
examination and identification of composition
of fouling layer Procedure for membrane cleaning
and cleaning solution composition
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Economics of membrane projects
Components of project cost Components of operating cost Optimization of project
economics for "Turn key "and "Design
Built Operate" project delivery methods
Advanced process design
"Split Partial" two pass permeate processing Hybrid system configurations
Process alternatives for boron reduction
16:00 Summary and discussion
Day 4 Membrane Filtration and MBR Technology
09:00 Introduction to mebrane filtration and MBR technology
Fundamentals of membrane filtration process Membrane, membrane modules, types
and configurations Mode of operation and operating
parameters Parameters affecting membrane and
system performance System configurations:
potable applications, RO pretreatment, wastewater
reclamation, MBR
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 Membrane filtration and MBR system design
System design Major equipment components Sizing of membrane units System layout
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Operation and economics
Sequence of operation Range of operating parameters Effluent quality requirements
Calculation of energy requirements and chemicals
use Capital and operating cost of membrane
filtration and MBR systems
16:00 Summary and discussion
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