Reverse osmosis cartridge life on high-TDS feed water Reverse osmosis cartridge life was short at two 65 m³/h reverse osmosis systems in the Middle East, treating feed water at 8,000 to 12,000 TDS. The membranes carried bacteria and biofouling, cartridges clogged...
Case Study from HydroFLOW USA Car wash water reuse and nozzle scale Car wash water reuse was held back at a Palm Springs car wash by foul odours in the reclaimed water and hard water scale on the spray nozzles. Distribution on the rinse bars was uneven and the nozzles...
Evaporator chemical dosing stopped on a fresh water generator Evaporator chemical dosing was needed to keep this Japanese vessel’s fresh water generator performing, yet scale was building on the plates regardless. The cleaning intervals were disrupting...
CIP cleaning reduction on a fresh water generator A CIP cleaning reduction was needed on MV Detroit Express, where the fresh water generator went through clean-in-place chemical cleaning every 10 to 12 days and was opened monthly for manual cleaning on top. Scale,...
UV steriliser replacement on a car carrier’s potable water M/V Harvest Leader needed a UV steriliser replacement because its UV unit controlled bacteria in the drinking water and did nothing else. It offered no protection against scale in the calorifier or the...
