Reverse Osmosis

Water Management Australia Pty Ltd constructs, supplies & installs a wide range of Reverse Osmosis Plants. These plants can be used in a wide variety of applications, such as:

  • Industrial Process Water
  • Production of boiler make-up water
  • Commercial Drinking Water
  • Desalination of Seawater for drinking
  • Desalination of Bore Water for stock & domestic uses
  • Desalination of Bore Water for irrigation of flowers, herbs & vegetable crops
  • Generation of ultrapure water for the microelectronics & pharmaceuticals industry

It is well known that water covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, but few people realise that only 0.007% of that water is suitable for drinking. WMA’s Reverse Osmosis plants allow poor quality water to become suitable for drinking at very little cost.

WMA’s Reverse Osmosis Plants are of three main types based on the classes of water they are designed to treat:

  • The TW series are designed to treat most city or mains water supply up to 2,000 ppm TDS. Permeate recovery rates are typically 80%.
  • The BW series are designed to treat salty brackish water from bores & wells up to 20,000 ppm TDS. Permeate recovery rates are typically 60%.
  • The SW series are designed to treat seawater up to 45,000 ppm TDS. Permeate recovery rates are typically 35%.
Reverse Osmosis Plant

Skid Mounted Reverse Osmosis Plant

The features & benefits of Reverse Osmosis water include:

  • “Greener” Technology to purify water.
  • Elimination of the need to store, handle & dispose of large amounts of acid & caustic which is normally required to regenerate demineralisation plants.
  • Reduced boiler blowdown & cooling tower bleed
  • Reduced boiler water make-up & cooling tower make-up
  • Reduced boiler fuel costs & cooling tower electricity costs
  • Reduced boiler condensate corrosion
  • Improved steam purity

    Reverse Osmosis Membrane Plant

    Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant

 

We also provide regular maintenance service programs for all makes of Reverse Osmosis Plants including:

  •  Chemical cleaning & sanitation of membranes.
  • Stage-by-Stage membrane cleaning
  • Reverse Osmosis System troubleshooting
  • Data Normalisation
  • Membrane Rejuvenation
  • Prevention of Front-End Salt Rejection Decline
  • Short-Term Lay-Up
  • Long-Term Lay-Up

Reverse Osmosis Plant Preventative Maintenance Programs are critical for efficient operation & save money by reducing electricity consumption & increasing membrane life.

Reverse Osmosis Plant Membrane Chemical Cleaning Skid

Reverse Osmosis Plant Membrane Chemical Cleaning & Sanitising Skid

 

Water Management Australia monitors your reverse osmosis plant’s key parameters to ensure the performance of your reverse osmosis system is maintained. Utilising our state-of-the-art Reverse Osmosis Plant Data Normalisation Computer Program any reduction in system performance is immediately identified & Corrective Action Procedures are put in place.

If your Reverse Osmosis Plant has higher than normal operating pressure, higher pressure drop, and lower than expected salt rejection, the plant’s membranes are most likely scaled & require chemical cleaning to improve plant efficiency.

RO Membrane Cleaning

Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant Membrane Cleaning

The Silt Density Index (SDI), Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) & Stiff and Davis Stability Index (SDSI) are calculated on feedwater to prevent fouling & scale formation on membranes.

Regular water analysis of Calcium, Barium, Strontium & Soluble Silica in the RO reject stream is used to control RO membrane scaling.