Permeate Flow Concentrate mass balance mass balance

MGD Gfd
Rate(gpm) Flow (gpm) right left
1 520.5 114.0821918 173.5 347000 213405
2 1041 228.1643836 347 694000 426810
5 2602.5 570.4109589 867.5 1735000 1067025
10 5205 1140.821918 1735 3470000 2134050
20 10410 2281.643836 3470 6940000 4268100
50 26025 5704.109589 8675 17350000 10670250
100 52050 11408.21918 17350 34700000 21340500

recovery & concentration factors

Recovery Concentration Factor

Permeate Flow Rate(gpm) Feed Flow Rate(gpm) 75 4

520.5 694 75 4

1041 1388 75 4

2602.5 3470 75 4

5205 6940 75 4

10410 13880 75 4

26025 34700 75 4

52050 69400 75 4

flux calculations

square footage of
RO vesseles RO membranes min/rate Gfd
each RO elements

3 6 1440 365 114.0821918

18 1440 365 228.1643836

18 1440 365 570.4109589

 18 1440 365 1140.821918

18 1440 365 2281.643836

18 1440 365 5704.109589

18 1440 365 11408.21918

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Mass Balance equation

Permeate Feed Feed

Concentrate Permeate
Concentrate Conductivity Conductivity Flow mass balance right mass balance left
Conductivity Flow
Flow (gpm) (μS) (μS) (gpm)
(μS) (gpm)
173.5 10 1200 500 694 520.5 347000 213405

347 10 1200 500 1388 1041 694000 426810

867.5 10 1200 500 3470 2602.5 1735000 1067025

1735 10 1200 500 6940 5205 3470000 2134050

3470 10 1200 500 13880 10410 6940000 4268100

8675 10 1200 500 34700 26025 17350000 10670250

17350 10 1200 500 69400 52050 34700000 21340500

difference 0.238390093 23.83900929

Salt Passage
salt rejection
%
Conductivity of Conductivity of
0.98
Permeate Water Feed
10 500
percentage 98 2
 Permeate Flow Rate(gpm)
60000

50000
permeate flow

40000

30000

20000

10000

0
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Feed flow MGD

flux
12000

10000

8000
GFD

6000

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2000

0
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Feed flow MGD

 concentrated flow
20000
18000

Concentrate Flow (gpm)

16000
14000
12000
10000
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6000
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2000
0
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flow rate MGD

mass balance left

40000000

35000000

30000000

25000000

20000000

15000000

10000000

5000000

0
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 mass balance right
25000000

20000000

15000000

10000000

5000000

0
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