MEMBRANE PILOT RENTAL
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Commissioned in 2002 and 2003, Reiss Engineering operates two 25,000 gallon per day reverse osmosis pilot treatment systems to meet the needs of its clients. These systems have been designed to treat the widest range of waters requiring demineralization, including fresh waters, brackish waters, and seawater. A 15 hp Grundfos pump treats fresh and brackish sources while a 7.5 hp CAT pump generating 1,000 psi is utilized for seawater applications.
Reiss Engineering Pilot Systems
Trailer mounted, the systems can be transported to remote sites and operated with generator-supplied power. Contained within
a US Cargo 32 ft. long x 8 ft. wide trailer, the system is divided between an operations room with computer system, carpeting
and air conditioning, and a process room containing six state-of-the-art Progressive Composite Technologies pressure vessels,
fiberglass flooring, pumping, chemical feed systems, chemical cleaning system and a sampling panel.
The fresh and brackish water reverse osmosis operation includes the ability to test a 2 Stage, 2-1 array containing up to 24 - 4040 membrane elements. The seawater system consists of a two-pass system with up to 8 – 4040 membrane elements in Pass 1 and a single 4040 element in Pass 2. The flexibility in this design allows evaluation of virtually any source water supply, including sources with high hardness, organics, pathogens, salinity, total dissolved solids, and other constituents. In addition to the trailer-mounted systems, Reiss Engineering maintains four skid-mounted systems capable of treating brackish and fresh waters.
Rental and Services
Available for rental with or without associated consulting services from Reiss Engineering, trailer-mounted and skid-mounted
systems represent a resource to utilities, consultants, and other interested parties with scope and level of services tailored
to each clients needs. The capabilities of our pilot systems are considered to be of great value to utilities investigating the
viability of demineralization technologies. For example, the Reiss Engineering Pilot Systems are scheduled for operation at
the Anclote site of Tampa Bay Water’s Gulfcoast Desal project in 2004 as part of a joint Tampa Bay Water/American Water Works
Association Research Foundation project. Additional testing was conducted in 2003 at Cape Canaveral and Tampa as part of a US
Bureau of Reclamation desalination project.
With pilot testing experience throughout the United States, Reiss Engineering provides a specialized understanding of piloting needs to meet overall project implementation goals which includes refining project costs, determining operational issues, and support of permitting needs. These services can be incorporated into your pilot rental needs, as desired. Membrane projects conducted at Evansville, IN; Delphos, OH; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Lebanon, OH; Port St. Lucie, FL; and South Blount, TN demonstrate Reiss Engineering’s proficiency in treating seawater, surface water, and groundwater sources.