Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems
The water supplies of some small inland communities may come in the form of river systems that offer brackish water. Not fit for immediate human consumption, the water can be further processed using reverse osmosis to be converted into drinking water.In very remote areas there are limited energy res...
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| description | The water supplies of some small inland communities may come in the form of river systems that offer brackish water. Not fit for immediate human consumption, the water can be further processed using reverse osmosis to be converted into drinking water.In very remote areas there are limited energy resources, and for those areas that lie beyond a municipal distribution grid, renewable energy sources may be used. A reverse osmosis system that operates from the limited power generated by a renewable energy system must do so with the utmost of efficiency. Three methods in improving the efficiency of small-scale reverse-osmosis system are investigated, namely high-pressure pump speed control, feed water heating and vacuum pump based energy recovery. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-2862017-02-20T06:40:17Z Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems Susanto-Lee, Robertus Water quality renewable energy reverse osmosis efficiency of small scale reverse osmosis systems The water supplies of some small inland communities may come in the form of river systems that offer brackish water. Not fit for immediate human consumption, the water can be further processed using reverse osmosis to be converted into drinking water.In very remote areas there are limited energy resources, and for those areas that lie beyond a municipal distribution grid, renewable energy sources may be used. A reverse osmosis system that operates from the limited power generated by a renewable energy system must do so with the utmost of efficiency. Three methods in improving the efficiency of small-scale reverse-osmosis system are investigated, namely high-pressure pump speed control, feed water heating and vacuum pump based energy recovery. 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/286 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Water quality renewable energy reverse osmosis efficiency of small scale reverse osmosis systems Susanto-Lee, Robertus Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems |
| title | Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems |
| title_full | Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems |
| title_fullStr | Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems |
| title_short | Efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems |
| title_sort | efficiency improvements for small-scale reverse-osmosis systems |
| topic | Water quality renewable energy reverse osmosis efficiency of small scale reverse osmosis systems |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/286 |