This presentation is an introduction of membrane technology. This covers the basics of how reverse osmosis technology works as well as a basic understanding of the all the variables and details that must be understood to apply the technology. Also covered are basic system design consideration basics....

Discussion of the development of large diameter seawater elements (18")....

The mission of the Affordable Desalination Collaboration (ADC) is to promote seawater desalination using reverse osmosis (SWRO) as an affordable, viable source of fresh water. In order to accomplish this mission the ADC conducted a multiphase pilot taking feed water from the Pacific Ocean (Navy intake at Port Hueneme, CA). This paper contains pil...

In summary, the RO systems at the Village of Tequesta have performed almost flawlessly, have required little maintenance and needed no cleaning in eight years of operation....