After successful completion of the course delegates will have an excellent knowledge RO plant O & M, troubleshooting, design and components’ selection, chemical cleaning and RO economics.

Plant & technical support managers, O & M supervisors, senior mechanical and electrical engineers, senior chemists, environmental and consulting engineers for reverse osmosis plants.

You will gain valuable know-how related to reverse osmosis plants on:

• Membrane types, application and configurations.
• Understand Osmosis & Reverse Osmosis principles.
• RO Plant Configuration and passes.
• How to operate smoothly RO plant
• Monitor RO plant performance and take necessary corrective action
• Control scaling, fouling and chemical attack by using appropriate pretreatment technologies.
• Reverse Osmosis membranes cleaning.
• Understand RO design.
• RO components selection
• RO economics
• RO Maintenance Management.
• RO performance parameters monitoring and control
• RO process normalization

Part I: Membrane Modules Configuration:

• Difference between Cross flow & Depth Flow.
• Microfiltration, Ultra-filtration , RO
• Membranes Materials & Structure.

Part II: RO System Configuration and Design Parameters

• Parameters Affecting Membrane Performance.
• Pretreatment System Components.
• ROMAS (Reverse Osmosis Membrane Assembly).
• Post Treatment System.
• Orientation to R.O Plant system
• Instrumentation.
• Flush/ Cleaning System.
• Feed Water Specs.
• Alarms and Protections.

Part III: Reverse Osmosis System Operation and Maintenance

• RO System Startup and Operation.
• Daily Operation Instructions.
• Chemicals doses calculation and preparation.
• Back Wash Process.
• Cartridge Filters Replacement.
• Membrane Flow & Probe Test.
• Membrane replacement.
• SDI Test.

Part IV: RO Engineering Design Process

• Computer Projections of RO System Performance.
• Acceptance Test and Monitoring System.
• Select the Flow Configuration and Number of Passes.
• Calculate the Number of Elements &Number of Stages.
• Performance Normalization
• Introduction to Piping System
• Pipe types
• Pipes schedule, pressure ratings, materials, etc

Part V: Corrosion Introduction

• Corrosion definition
• Corrosion types and control
• Introduction to stainless steel material types and grades

Part VI: Technical

• Units conversion.
• Net Driving Pressure NDP.
• HPP & ERT Efficiency calculations.
• Recovery calculations.
• Pumping Systems
• Design of pumps and motors.
• Pump construction
• Types of pumps
• Pump selection" dozing, feed, etc".
• Mechanical shaft seal
• The mechanical shaft advantages.
• Types of mechanical shaft seals.
• Electric Motors.
• Some Basic Motor Concepts
• Operating Principles
• Stator.
• Rotor.

• Proper installation of flow meters.

Part VII: Maintenance

• Types of maintenance
• PM
• CM
• Maintenance & repair of :
• High pressure pump & motor
• ERT
• MMFs & CF
• Pressure vessels
• Membranes
• Feed/ sea water intake / flushing pumps
• ERT inspection, maintenance, repair
• Pump /motors
• Equipment’s Lubrication
• PVC repair & installation.

Part VIII: Administrative

• How to maintain a proper & accurate daily log report?
• Housekeeping

Part IX: Safety

• Hazards & Fire Fighting
• Safety of :
• Pressure vessels
• HPP
• Electric motor
• ERT

Part X: Troubleshooting Spiral Wound RO & NF Systems

• Importance of record keeping.
• General rule of troubleshooting.
• Signs of trouble.
• Causes and corrective measures.
• Taking the total system approach.

Part XI: Cleaning RO and NF Membrane Elements

• When to Clean
• Defining a Foulant and Scalant
• pH and Temperature Limits
• FT30 Resistance to Cleaning Agents
• Cleaning Carbonate Scaling
• Cleaning Sulfate Scaling
• Cleaning Organic Fouling
• Cleaning Biological Fouling
• Cleaning Iron Fouling
• Cleaning Silt Fouling
• Cleaning Carbon Fouling
• Chemical Attack
• Permeate Back Pressure
• The Cleaning Process
• Safety
• Questions & Answers.

SUMMERY AND CLOSING

• Solved examples, field implementation and application

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.