Industrial RO System

Two main components make up the Reverse Osmosis System: the High Pressure Pump and the R.O. Membranes. At this pressure, the first purified water production rate is calculated.

Operating at a lower water recovery percentage seems to have long-term advantages, especially in terms of lowering system maintenance and avoiding precipitation issues that could result from operator error.

It is crucial to understand that the purified water from a reverse osmosis system is often supplied to a vented storage tank practically at atmospheric pressure. The product water line valve cannot typically be opened and closed to operate it (unless special pressure relief is provided). Due to the system's high pressure, water is forced through the membrane as a result. Additionally, if the pressure on both sides of the membranes were equal, there would be no possibility of water flow. The pressure would increase if, for any reason, the product water line was shut off while the system was in use.

Of course, the pressure would eventually equal the pump pressure if the system's purified water side was powerful enough, but at that point, no water would pass through the membrane. In actuality, such high pressure would generally be too much for the P.V.C. pipes on the product water side.

The membrane has a 600 psi "forward pressure" tolerance. i.e., moving from the side facing the water source to the side facing the purified water. They are vulnerable to its tolerance limit for "Back Pressure," nevertheless. I.e., from the supply water side to the direction of the purified water side. Therefore, caution should be used when using the system. For instance, if the feed water is entering at 50 ppm, the filtered water may be between 1 and 2 ppm (rejecting dissolved minerals by 96.0 to 98.00%). Another illustration would be the filtered water being between 10 and 15 ppm when the feed water is 500 ppm. To measure the mineral contents, a conductivity meter or TDS meter is typically employed.