Welsh, Trevor James (2005) Reverse osmosis water purification unit: for government and non-government use in disaster relief. [USQ Project]
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Abstract
By researching reverse osmosis technology, through a comprehensive search of both
engineering and science fields, a conceptual reverse osmosis design was developed for
use by disaster relief agencies throughout the world. The reverse osmosis design is
broken into three main sections; pre-membrane treatment, membrane treatment and
post-membrane treatment areas.
The pre-membrane treatment area, has the ability to collect raw water from a variety of
sources; establish whether raw water quality is sufficient, discharge the water safely if
not; remove small particles of debris; and pressurise the raw water for further treatment.
It also contains a dosing system that removes chlorine from the raw water, which can
cause damage to polyamide membranes.
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| Item Type: | USQ Project | 
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| Refereed: | No | 
| Item Status: | Live Archive | 
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013) | 
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 00:24 | 
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 22:32 | 
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | reverse osmosis (RO), water purification, disaster relief, polyamine membrane | 
| Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090508 Water Quality Engineering 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090509 Water Resources Engineering | 
| Fields of Research (2020): | 40 ENGINEERING > 4004 Chemical engineering > 400499 Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified 40 ENGINEERING > 4005 Civil engineering > 400513 Water resources engineering | 
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/533 | 
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