Presentation summarizes two large seawater/ocean RO desalination projects, which at the time were among the five largest worldwide: 45 MGD (170,500 m3/D) Fujairah in UAE and 38 MGD (143,700 m3/D) Perth, Australia. Fujairrah is a hybrid RO and thermal, multistage flash (MSF) desalination plant that includes brackish water (BW) and seawater (SW) RO. ...

This paper reviews pretreatment of the 53 MGD RO treatment system for the Barcelona Desalination Plant. Pre-treatment is the key of a successful seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant. The selection of the intake location, pre-treatment design and validation through extensive pilot tests (pilot unit operated during engineering and constructi...

The Victorian Desalination Project provides drinking water to Melbourne and surrounding communities using seawater desalting and represents one of the most complex Public Private Partnership projects undertaken in southern Australia. Operation and maintenance of a 150 GL/Y seawater desalination plant is a significant task and attention to O&M durin...