Development of a pressure recovery unit for seawater reverse osmosis system

• Main Author: Tan, Yu En
• Other Authors: Low Seow Chay
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics; DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water supply
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/13428
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As supplies of clean water diminish, more countries are turning to desalination to meet their fresh water needs. However, it is an energy intensive process due to the high pressure needed to overcome the osmotic pressure of ocean water. Energy recovery devices (ERDs) are commonly used to lower the e...