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Co-ordination Action for Autonomous Desalination Units ... - ADU-RES

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Pic. 2 The RO unit in Therasia island<br />

Three spiral wound membranes in three pressure vessels produce around 200 l/h<br />

fresh water with a concentration less than 500 ppm TDS. The energy requirements<br />

of the RO unit are of the order of 16 kWh/m 3 of produced water. The post-treatment<br />

system consists only of filtration (coal filter), (see Table 4).<br />

Table 4 Technical Characteristics of the RO Unit<br />

Product water capacity 200 l/h (0.2 m 3 /h)<br />

Feed water type sea water (42,000 ppm TDS)<br />

Product water concentration < 500 ppm<br />

Recovery Ratio 21-23 %<br />

Nominal Pressure 55 - 60 bar<br />

Temperature of operation 18 o C<br />

Membranes type spiral wound<br />

No of membranes 3<br />

No of pressure vessels 3<br />

Module arrangement single array<br />

Energy <strong>Co</strong>nsumption 16 kWh/m 3<br />

Installed Power 3.17 kW<br />

Hours of operation depends on energy availability<br />

Operation Automatic<br />

The power supply system consists of a 15 kW wind turbine, feeding into a short-term<br />

battery storage used as a buffer. The control system allows operation of the RO unit<br />

only when the wind is sufficient, meaning that battery storage acts more as a<br />

smoothing component rather than as energy storage one.<br />

WP2 <strong>ADU</strong>-<strong>RES</strong> 23

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