Self-adaptive feed flow reversal operation of reverse osmosis desalination

Desalination

Volumn 308, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-72

  Gu, Han ^a   Bartman, Alex R ^a   Uchymiak, Michal ^a   Christofides, Panagiotis D ^a   Cohen, Yoram ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

Brackish water desalination; Feed flow reversal; Membrane monitor; Mineral scale detection; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; CALCIUM SULFATE; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; CYCLE PERIODS; FEED FLOWS; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MINERAL SCALE; MINERAL SCALING; PILOT SYSTEM; PLANT CONTROL; REAL-TIME DETECTION; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; SATURATION INDEX; SCALE FORMATION; SCALE-FREE; SELF-ADAPTIVE; STOCHASTIC NATURE; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY;

DESALINATION; GYPSUM; PRODUCTIVITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

BRACKISH WATER; DESALINATION; GYPSUM; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; SATURATION; STOCHASTICITY; FLOW FIELD; REAL TIME;

EID: 84870765650     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.07.041     Document Type: Article

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