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The document provides examples and calculations for selecting and sizing various components for a 100 m3/day reverse osmosis desalination plant, including selecting a feed flow pump based on flow rate and head, sizing pipelines, screens, cartridge filters, RO membranes, and pumps for flushing, cleaning, and tanks for raw water, backwash water, brine reject, and flushing water. Sizing considerations include flow rates, velocities, filtration rates, retention times, and volume requirements.

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Calculations

The document provides examples and calculations for selecting and sizing various components for a 100 m3/day reverse osmosis desalination plant, including selecting a feed flow pump based on flow rate and head, sizing pipelines, screens, cartridge filters, RO membranes, and pumps for flushing, cleaning, and tanks for raw water, backwash water, brine reject, and flushing water. Sizing considerations include flow rates, velocities, filtration rates, retention times, and volume requirements.

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Examples from design calculation to RO plant

Design for 100m3/day as example:-


* Assume feed water TDS = 40000 ppm, so Osmotic pressure =30

1) Selection for F.F.P.:-

-For sea water recovery (20:40) %, so select 30 %


Recovery = Qp/Qf
0.3= 1000m3/d/ Qf , Qf = 3000 m3/d
Q = A*V From curve η = 75%, P = pghQ/ η
P= 1000*9.8*50*0.0347/0.75=22.68 kw
Assume Head = 50 m , so we already make selection for F.F.P.by deter P ,Q .

* Head > ^P (S.F.)+ ^ P (C.F.) + Suction P of H.P.P. + losses + P (S.F .)

2) Selection for pipeline:-

* Assume water velocity V = 2 m/sec, Q = A*V , 0.0347 = 3.14/4*D²*2


D = 0.148 m, D = 6 inch.

3) Selection for S.F.:-

* Assume No. of S.F.= 2 , V = 0.2 m/sec , Q = 0.0347/2 =0.0174 m3/sec


Q = A*V, 0.0174= D²/4 *# * 0.2/60, D = 2.5.

4) Selection for C.F. :-

* Flow per cart. 10" =5 GPM= 5/4.4033 = 1.13 m3/h


*Assume no. of C.F. = 2 filter, Q1 = 125/2 = 62.5 m3/h=70m3/h.
Q1 = no. of cartridge * qc, no. of cart. = 70/1.13 = 61.6 for cart.10"
For 40 " no. of cart. = 14 cart.

5) Selection for R.O. membrane:-

- Membrane product = 8 m3/ d


- No. of membranes = 1000/8 = 125 membrane
- No. of vessels = 125/6 = 20.8 =21 vessel + 3 vessel standby.

6) Selection for flushing pump:-

*Assume vessel need 8 m3/ h , Q = 8*24=192 m3/ hr


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7) Selection for cleaning pump:-

*Assume each vessel need 5.5 m3/ h , Q = 5.5*24 = 132 m3/ hr

2- At case 500m3/ d
Q =A*V , 70/3= D²*3.14*V/4 , V = 23.3*4/3.14*2.8*2.8=3.78 m/ hr.

* At case 2x 500m3/ d

Q =A*V , 140/3= D²*3.14*V/4 , V = 4.6.6*4/3.14*2.8*2.8=7.5 m/ hr


*Filtration rate between (10 :25 ) m3/m2.hr.
*B.W.rate (20 : 40 ) m3/m2.hr.
* Air filtration rate (40 : 60 ) m3/m2.hr.
* Q=A*V = 240m3/hr
*Retention time = Raw water tank volume /HPP (Q )m3/hr

* To obtain the power for Pelton wheel

P1 (pelton) = Q*inlet P* 10.2 /367


Consumed power = pump power (without pelton) – P1 (pelton)

*How to calculate cleaning tank volume?

- No. of vessels to be cleaned = 8 vessel


- Volume of each vessel = 200 liter. Empty,
so Min. required tank volume = 2*200 =1600 liter.
- The first 20 % of water is drained = 0.20*1600/10 = 320 liter.
- The total capacity = 1600+320 =~2 m3
- So. for tank retention time with respect to pump 5*60/44 = 6.82 min
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*How to calculate Raw water tank volume?

- 2x146+2x70+10=442 m3/h
- Assume retention time = 1.5 hr , tank volume = 1.5x442 =663 m3 ~740 m3.

*How to calculate Backwash water tank volume?

- For 500 m3/d unit ,


backwash rate = 25-35 m3/m2.h
Required water for back wash = 3.14*(2.8/2)*30 = 184.7m3/h
The time required for backwash = 15 min
So the max.daily water required for backwash (3 filters) =184.7*15*3/60=138.5m3

For 1000 m3/d unit,


-backwash rate = 25-35 m3/m2.h
Required water for back wash = 3.14*(2.8/2)*30 = 184.7m3/h
The time required for backwash = 15 min -
So the max.daily water required for backwash(5 -
filters ) =184.7*15*5/60=230.8m3
-Backwash tank volume = 231+138=369~400 m3 -

*How to calculate Brine( reject) water tank volume?


Reject water = brine water + Backwash water = (92.5*2 + 49*2) + (185) = 476 m3/h
Retention time = 15 min.
Tank volume = 476/60*18=150m3

*How to calculate flushing water tank volume?

Say 5 min. for RO (500) &(1000) ,


64*15/2/60+128*15*2/60=12+22+91(constant)=150m3

Ahmed Mahmoud

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