Graphic evolution of the 24.000 hours (3 years) operating data of a RO brackish water desalination plant, in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

Abstract

This article constitutes one part of the Doctorate Thesis that the author is doing at the Industrial Engineering Superior Technical School of Las Palmas. The capacity of this RO brackish water desalting plant is 370 m3/day and since January 1986 it has been operating with a LSI in the brine of about 2.2 without using acid in the pretreatment and only using the Flocon. 100 antiscalant (this is the first experience of 24.000 hours of operation in the Canaries). The RO system is equipped with Filmtec BW30-8040 RO elements. In this document the graphical evolution of all the daily operation information, pressures, rejections, cycles and cleaning products used, etc… are shown. It is intended to be used in the future as another practical support for the design of RO brackish water desalination plants.