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Reverse Osmosis Operation & Maintenance, Unit 7: Brackish Water RO Unit Operation

Reverse Osmosis Operation & Maintenance, Unit 7: Brackish Water RO Unit Operation

Original contact hours: 1Original format: InteractiveDrinking Water · Municipal Wastewater

The Reverse Osmosis Operation & Maintenance Course includes 11 units. The series provides practical information necessary to thoroughly understand Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Nanofiltration (NF) water treatment technologies and helps operators apply that knowledge while operating a reverse osmosis water treatment facility. Unit 7: Brackish Water RO Unit Operation, will cover: POU; Single pass; Double pass; Recovery rate; Concentration; Water flux per element; Net driving pressure (NDP) per element; Salt passage per element; NDP and SP versus temperature.

Educational Objectives:
  1. Know what takes place inside an RO Unit in regards to water passage, salt passage, and pressures from small drinking water units up to a large two-stage RO unit.
  2. Know how to determine “Recovery Rate” and “Concentration Factor” of an RO unit.

These are historical educational materials. Exams and completion certificates are not available.

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