Design Guideline (Metric)

Raw Water Source RO Perm. Brackish Brackish Seawater Seawater Waste Tertiary Waste Tertiary

Well Intake,
Intake/Pretreatment Type Conv. with Surface
RO Well Intake Surface Intake UF/MF with Surface MF/UF Conv.
Intake
Intake

Fouling Potential None Low High Low High Low High Low High High High

Feed Water Parameters

SDI (@ 15min % time) 1 3 5 3 5 3 5

Typcial TOC (ppm as C) 0.5 2 3 2 2 5 5

Maximum BOD (ppm as O2) 1 4 6 4 4 10 10

Maximum COD (ppm as O2) 1.5 6 9 6 6 15 15

Design Parameters

System Average Flux (lmh) 34 27 25 21 18 15 13 13 12 18 15

Element Average Flux (lmh) 56 42 32 35 32 28 24

Recommended Element Polarization 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Q+ Projection Software Design Alarm Conditions

Maximum Element Flux (lmh) 47.6 42.5 32.3 35.7 32.3 27.2 23.8

Maximum Element Recovery (%) 30 20 16 16 14 13 12

Maximum Element Feed Flow (m3/hr) 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2

8" Minimum Element Concentrate Flow

2.3 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.4
(m3/hr)
4" Minimum Element Concentrate Flow
0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9
(m3/hr)
Maximum ㅿP per Vessel (bar)
3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
for 7 Elements Length

Maximum ㅿP per Element (bar) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Polarization Index 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

 Design Guideline (American)

Raw Water Source RO Perm. Brackish Brackish Seawater Seawater Waste Tertiary Waste Tertiary

Well Intake,
Intake/Pretreatment Type Conv. with Surface
RO Well Intake Surface Intake UF/MF with Surface MF/UF Conv.
Intake
Intake

Fouling Potential None Low High Low High Low High Low High High High

Feed Water Parameters

SDI (@ 15min % time) 1 3 5 3 5 3 5

Typcial TOC (ppm as C) 0.5 2 3 2 2 5 5

Maximum BOD (ppm as O2) 1 4 6 4 4 10 10

Maximum COD (ppm as O2) 1.5 6 9 6 6 15 15

Design Parameters

System Average Flux (gfd) 20 15.9 14.7 12.4 10.6 8.8 7.6 7.6 7.1 10.6 8.8

Element Average Flux (gfd) 32.9 24.7 18.8 20.6 18.8 16.5 14.1

Recommended Element Polarization 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Q+ Projection Software Design Alarm Conditions

Maximum Element Flux (gfd) 28 25 19 21 19 16 14

Maximum Element Recovery (%) 30 20 16 16 14 13 12

Maximum Element Feed Flow (gpm) 80 80 80 80 80 80 80

8" Minimum Element Concentrate Flow (gpm) 10 13 14 13 14 15 15

4" Minimum Element Concentrate Flow (gpm) 2 3 3 3 3 3 4

Maximum ㅿP per Vessel (psi)

50 50 50 50 50 50 50
for 7 Elements Length

Maximum ㅿP per Element (psi) 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

Polarization Index 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2