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Pumping & energy recovery advancement for seawater desalination - reducing energy & facility costs
The positive-displacement IPER (integrated pump and energy recovery) technology is made possible by the unique application of hydraulic power that has proven to be highly reliable for marine, construction, and industrial applications throughout the world. This technological advancement makes possible a new approach to design of large-scale SWRO (seawater reverse osmosis) facilities. The pressure centre approach is no longer the most efficient design for SWRO plants. Instead, utilisation of highly-efficient IPERTM systems enables a modular approach to plant design. An engineer can design the SWRO plant by putting together modular building blocks - Desal Blades - of integrated pump and energy recovery equipment with an appropriate bank of membranes. As the need for water grows, additional Desal Blade units can be added as required. The overall savings in capital cost, both initial and for expansion, are significant. When coupled with the long-term savings in energy usage the difference in life cycle cost between a pressure centre design using conventional centrifugal pumps and ERDs (energy recovery devices) and a modular, Desal Blade design using IPERTM technology is compelling.
Pumping & energy recovery advancement for seawater desalination - reducing energy & facility costs
The positive-displacement IPER (integrated pump and energy recovery) technology is made possible by the unique application of hydraulic power that has proven to be highly reliable for marine, construction, and industrial applications throughout the world. This technological advancement makes possible a new approach to design of large-scale SWRO (seawater reverse osmosis) facilities. The pressure centre approach is no longer the most efficient design for SWRO plants. Instead, utilisation of highly-efficient IPERTM systems enables a modular approach to plant design. An engineer can design the SWRO plant by putting together modular building blocks - Desal Blades - of integrated pump and energy recovery equipment with an appropriate bank of membranes. As the need for water grows, additional Desal Blade units can be added as required. The overall savings in capital cost, both initial and for expansion, are significant. When coupled with the long-term savings in energy usage the difference in life cycle cost between a pressure centre design using conventional centrifugal pumps and ERDs (energy recovery devices) and a modular, Desal Blade design using IPERTM technology is compelling.
Pumping & energy recovery advancement for seawater desalination - reducing energy & facility costs
Butler, Barry (author) / Childs, Willard (author) / Davenport, Roger L. (author) / Hays, Brian (author)
2010
10 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 5 Quellen
Conference paper
Storage medium
English
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