Presentations by Nathan Boyle
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When is a Breach a Breach? - Testing MF and RO Barriers
This project examined the robustness and reliability of treatment barriers that are used in two key process barriers for water reuse, microfiltration and reverse osmosis. The tests were performed at the Scottsdale Water Campus in Arizona. The project involved observing the response of failures in ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes by int...
Custom Engineered Microfiltration - West Basin's Upgrade at The Carson Regional Water Recycling Facility
This presentation provides an overview of the design of a custom engineered microfiltration for West Basin Municipal Water District. The system is designed to accept 6 different membrane modules. The presentation will review design and procurement challenges for this system....
Fixing the ?Data Rich, Knowledge Poor?: Leveraging Information Technologies for Enhanced RO Performance and Maintenance
Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems are monitored and maintained using a combination of SCADA, laboratory analysis and manual inspections. Changing factors such as temperature, feed water quality, permeate flow and system recovery can all have an effect on membrane performance. "Normalizing" RO data allows comparison of membrane performance to a baseline ...
Data Innovation Yields Proactive Operations ? Using Dashboards for Productive Plant Performance
This paper will discuss an emerging approach to developing holistic data management tools for membrane systems. Several case studies will be presented which will demonstrate to operators, engineers, and management staff how dashboards and modern data analytical innovation can address a variety of challenges and inspire proactive operations....
DATS/IDP Instrumentation Modifications to Enhance System Performance Monitoring
Membrane plants using spiral wound membranes typically are constructed with instrumentation for monitoring the performance across the entire train, however, membrane plants are typically comprised of multi-staged trains, and to properly perform the process control and monitoring of each stage, many existing plants must be retrofitted. The case stud...