AFW009 Reverse Osmosis Pilot Plant (Automated) with Computer and Backup UPS Highlights of the Equipment Educational Equipment Fluid Mechanics Lab Equipment
The process unit enables to develop and analyze the following issues:
Effect of operating pressure
Effect of feed flow rate
Effect of UV light treatment (sterilization of permeate)
Concentrate and permeate ratio
Optimizing reverse osmosis process
Specifications (or equivalent)
Framework of AISI 304 stainless steel with castors
Feed tank of AISI 316 stainless steel with capacity of 90 l
Tank of AISI 316 stainless steel for collecting permeate, with capacity of 60 l
Feed piston pump of AISI 316 stainless steel, including microfilter (5 μ) in suction, with flow rate of 0
to 700 l/h, Pmax = 60 bars
Magnetic drive Gear pump for transferring permeate to UV lamp
Safety pressure switch
Osmosis membrane with housing of AISI 316 stainless steel
Bourdon gauge of AISI 304 stainless steel with range of 0 to 60 bars
Variable area flowmeter of stainless steel and glass with range of 20 to 200 l/h (only for mod. OI/EV)
Variable area flowmeter of stainless steel and glass, with range of 80 to 800 l/h (only for mod. OI/EV)
UV lamp for sterilizing permeate
Microprocessor conductivity meter with sensor of stainless steel and range of 0 to 2000 μs/cm
Connecting lines and valves of AISI 304 and 316 stainless steel
Switchboard IP55, complying with EC conformity mark, including plant synoptic and ELCB
Emergency pushbutton
Power supply: 400 Vca 50 Hz three-phase – 4 kVA
Electronic flow-rate transmitter with range of 0 to 200 l/H and 4 to 20 mA output signal
Electronic flow-rate transmitter with range of 0 to 800 l/H and 4 to 20 mA output signal
Electronic pressure transmitter of stainless steel, with range of 0 to 60 bars and 4 to 20 mA output signal
Pneumatic valve of AISI 316 stainless steel for control of pressure, Cv = 0.32
Pneumatic valve of AISI 316 stainless steel for controlling the discharge flow rate of concentrate, Cv =
0.2
Digital microprocessor PID controller with two control loops
Supervision software for Windows: it enables to control ON/OFF signals, analog signals coming from
PID controller, realtime trend and historical trend.