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Swro Design and Energy Recovery Part 3: Major Component Selection

The sand screens and micron filters were selected because of the durable and corrosion resistant fiberglass and PVC construction. The specific model of Eden micron filters was chosen to maintain the filter element flux at approximately 3.3 gpm/per 10" equivalent. Read

By: Energy Recovery Inc. | 06/10/2008 | Human Resources

Swro Design and Energy Recovery Part 2: Hydropro Design

Traditionally Hydropro has always put the needs of the customer into the forefront of its company philosophy. By doing this, Hydropro has always stayed abreast of the latest advancements in technology in the water treatment field. In this case, mostly because of the remote location (nearly everything, including fuel for the diesel generators, is delivered by ship), the most important customer needs were associated with conserving energy and maintaining reliability. Read

By: Energy Recovery Inc. | 30/09/2008 | Human Resources

Swro Design and Energy Recovery Part 1

Previously, the standard Hydropro design for SWRO with energy recovery incorporated a single multistage centrifugal pump (or positive displacement) with a Hydraulic Turbo Booster. This design is fairly simple and generally does not require a significant increase in system controls or instrumentation and is for the most part a sound, and energy efficient SWRO design. Read

By: Energy Recovery Inc. | 23/09/2008 | Entrepreneurship

Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Plant Sets Low Energy Use Record

In early 2006 the Carlsbad Pilot plant entered a new phase of testing with the installation of a state-of-the-art seawater desalination system equipped with the latest energy saving technology. The new reverse osmosis system combines two key features that substantially reduce energy use. The first key ingredient is the latest seawater desalination membrane produced by FilmTech (Dow Chemicals). Read

By: Energy Recovery Inc. | 16/09/2008 | Environment